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Think you can spot a liar? Experts have devised three categories of behaviors that often give a liar away.
Some of them are voluntary behaviors (body/non-verbal language or nervous tics), and others are involuntary (autonomic nervous system).
First, here are the autonomic nervous system indicators that a person might not be telling the truth:
Breathing pattern changes
Perspiration
Dry mouth
Clicking sound
Swallowing often
Wetting lips
Dilated pupils
Throat clearing
White flecks at corners of mouth
Yawning
Bobbing Adam's Apple
Pulsating carotid arteries
Change in tone of voice
Blanching
Then there are body language hints that a liar might be in your midst:
Not paying attention
Crossed arms
Looking away
Runner's stance
Elbows in close
Hands tightly folded in lap
Unnatural laugh
Leaning back in chair
Hands behind head
Crossed legs
Sitting to the side
Finally, experts say there are nervous movements to keep an eye on when trying to spot a liar:
Rubbing or scratching
Pulling or picking
Stroking
Inspection
Biting
Tapping fingers or feet
Playing with objects
Looking at watch
Chewing gum◦
Saturday, May 30, 2009
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Sorry, but I don't fancy this guy! The eyes aren't the window to the soul. They're the least of it.
Most important, though; looking to the right ISN'T lying! He's asking the man about what someone expects from him; that's a difficult question, and if he's never even thought about this question, he'd have think with the RIGHT side of his brain. Not LEFT, cause there's nothing to remember. And the LEFT side is for logic and memory. So, the person's not just MAKING something up. He's considering his words..
That's quite amateur?
Nervousness can be caused by many things - not just lying; as Dr. Paul Ekman points out that fear looks the same, although the cause can be different; a liar is afraid of being caught; and an honest person is afraid of being disbelieved.
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