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How to Spot a Liar...The Lie

by Kevin Hogan

Innocence Detection Clues

1. Do they smile at you? First can or does the person give a genuine smile. It is HARD to give a real life smile when you are lying to someone. Obviously the pathological liar can, but take out the pathological's and you have a real actor who can genuinely smile and lie at the same time.

2. Do they answer right away? Next I'm looking for "verbal immediacy." Does the person answer me quickly or normally? It's tough to lie and communicate quickly. The faster you talk, the less time there is to process information. When you're lying it takes time to process information to make sure the story "comes out right." This doesn't mean that people who respond slowly are lying. It means that coupled with other "innocence cues," I become more convinced whether someone is telling the truth or lying to me.

How Accurate Are People at Detecting Lies?

Sometimes experienced police officers show better than chance accuracy in deception, but typically most people can't figure out truth vs. lie more than 55% of the time.

The reason is that people are looking at the wrong things.

What Are the Traditional 'Signs' of Lying? And Are They Accurate?

Fact is that eye contact isn't all that relevant in determining most people are lying or telling the truth.

Another cue people traditionally look for is nervousness, and yes, nervousness IS slightly correlated to lying but it's also correlated to being scared and afraid of being accused of lying!

How About Some Bonus Deception Techniques?

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Kevin Hogan
Network 3000 Publishing
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Eagan, MN 55123
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