Guest guest Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 The truth shall set you free, but finding it is no piece of cake Oh what a tangled web we weave, when trying to determine who deceives. Virtually everyone, even those experienced at dealing with deceivers, detect others' lies no better than would be expected by chance Those sobering conclusions come from the first large-scale analysis of individual differences in deception detection. It takes two to tangle in deceptive encounters, note Charles Bond Jr. of Texas ChristianUniversity in Fort Worth and Bella DePaulo of the University of California, Santa Barbara. The two psychologists say their analysis of the findings to date suggest some people are relatively easy to read, while others shroud their intentions in mystery A person's perceived credibility, as reported by volunteers on questionnaires, rather than honesty, plays a major role in whether that person gets branded as a liar, Bond and DePaulo report in the July Psychological Bulletin. Certain people appear either honest or dishonest from the get-go, whether or not they're telling the truth, the psychologists assert. Earlier research has found that baby-faced people seem credible whereas people who look nervous or avert their gaze typically get labeled untrustworthy The new analysis shows that participants more often believe liars perceived as high in credibility than truth-tellers regarded as low in credibility . Read more in this article : http://no4depression.blogspot.com/2008/08/lie-detecting.html Best Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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