Lying
Lying 101:
These may be nonverbal indicators of lying
More speech errors
Speaking for shorter periods of time
Higher Vocal frequency
Moving the feet
Frequent blinking
Covering the mouth
Shrug Gesture
Even when deceptive clues are abundant, they aren't necessarily direct signals of lying itself rather they may signal the anxiety that some liars feel.
According to Dr. Hirsch, when they're in the act of lying, people typically:
1) Expand contractions, stressing full-form verbs, such as "did not" and "could not," to convince people they're speaking the truth.
2) Deny lying, making emphatic claims to be telling the truth, such as "I have no reason to lie."
3) Pause and use nonword sounds during hesitations in their speech ("uh," "er" and "ah" are examples).
4) Make speech errors and more frequent gaffes than people who speak the truth. Errors can include grammar, tense and losing thought in midsentence.
5) Stutter, stammer and become tongue-tied.
6) Clear their throats and make other noises.
7) Use qualifiers and modifiers, explanatory words, such as "however," "sometimes" and "generally."
Nonverbal Signs Of Lying
Even when they're not speaking, Dr. Hirsch says someone who is telling a lie can be revealed by other signs. While telling a lie, contends Dr. Hirsch, people typically:
8) Avert their gaze, trying to avoid eye contact.
9) Close their hands/interlock their fingers.
10) Cross their arms as if creating a barrier.
11) Drink and swallow more often than those who tell the truth.
12) Use fewer hand gestures, staying stiff, controlling the movements of their hands.
13) Shrug their shoulders and flip their hands over in an "open" (palms up) fashion.
14) Perform hand-to-face grooming, touching their face, ears and hair.
15) Handle objects, such as pens, papers and eyeglasses.
16) Blink less than people who tell the truth.
17) Do less finger pointing.
18) Lean and shift — leaning forward, resting their elbows on desktops or their knees. They also shift often when sitting.
19) Lick their lips often.
20) Pucker and tighten their lips.
21) Sigh and take deep breaths.
22) Smile more and laugh inappropriately.
23) Touch, scratch and rub their nose frequently. {13}
. "While watching the Clinton testimony I noticed he was continually touching his nose." Dr. Hirsch examined the video in detail and found that during the 16-minute section in which the president was telling the truth, he never touched his nose, but during the portion of the video in which prosecutors alleged the president had lied, Clinton touched his nose numerous times.
Can you Detect Lies?
The average effectiveness of uncovering deceptive message is broad ranging from 45% to 70%.
Sometimes the very suspicion that someone is lying can improve the deceivers attempt to hide the truth.
Research shows that communicators who probe the messages of deceptive communicators are no better at detecting lies than those who don't investigate the truth.
130 subjects were asked to keep track of their everyday conversational statements. Only 38.5% of these statements proved to be trueSome people are better than others at uncovering deception:
Younger people are better than older ones at uncovering lies.
Women are consistently more accurate than men at detecting lying and what the underlying truth really is.
As people become more intimate, their accuracy in detecting lies declines.
Women are more inclined to fall for the deception of intimate partners than men.
Reasons for Lying
To save face: "You didn't receive the check, I put it in the mail."
To avoid tension of conflict. "I'm not mad at you its just been a tough day."
To guide social interaction: Pretend to be glad to see someone
To expand or reduce relationships. "You're headed downtown? I'm headed that way. Could I give you a ride?
To reduce interaction: "You're great. Im just not ready to settle down yet."
To gain power: Lying to get confidential information.
Why Lie?
2 out of 3 lies are told for the benefit of the speaker.
Of 322 lies recorded, 75.8 percent were for the benefit of the liar.
22% were for the benefit of the hearer
2.5% were intended to aid a third party.
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