Now there are those that say that lying is a total waste of time and want nothing to do with people that are habitual or pathological liars. Some claim that if you go looking for dirt odds are you will find it, you might not like what you.
We all have spewed a fabrication in some degree in our past. Little white lies, exaggerations, withholding information, denial, calling in sick for work, surprises, B.S. seeking validation, all variations on a common theme. Now keep in mind I am talking about verbal lies which is different than signs/actions that would indicate cheating. If you see indicators of cheating, lie detection would support your findings.
The benefits of being able to instantly determine if someone is deviating from the truth is a great skill to posses. If you are in a relationship and suspect your partner is evading your questions, if someone you just met seems too good to be true, if there answers to your questions just don't add up it, interviewing new hires, etc it may be time to whip out the lie detector skill set. Lie detection technology has been around for decades but is still not 100% full-proof. More importantly not too many people feel comfortable being interrogated while being strapped to electronic equipment. There is a much quicker and just as reliable way of determining lies. The old standard of "their eyes shifted" when they answered is an example of psychological scrutinization. People that B.S. all share common behavioral patterns.
- LIARS OFTEN REVERT TO DENIAL WHEN QUESTIONED and use or begin phrases like: “to be completely honest, to tell you the truth, quite frankly, ordinarily, etc”
- THEY MAY TRY TO DIFUSE A SITUATION WITH HUMOR BY OPENLY ADMIT GUILT-“ya honey I am having an affair with my secretary, were acting getting married soon” and I just won the lottery too”
- THEY TEND TO SUPPLY MORE INFO THEN ASKED-yes I did have lunch with Lisa, we shared a cheese pizza at the Olive Garden, it was raining on a Tuesday.
- THEY SPEW RETORICAL QUESTIONS WITH SO CALLED LOGIC-if I was having an affair do you really think I’d be stupid enough to give her my home number. If I did steal the money why would I show up at work the next day?
- CHANGE THE SUBJECT OR REVERSE THE GUILT TRIP ON TO YOU-I can’t believe you are bringing this up again, are you accusing me of cheating, are you calling me a liar, we already discussed this, here we go again, etc.
- BODY LANGUAGE-liars tend to recall info by moving the eyes up & to the right. SHIFY-touching of the nose, head frequently, a overall discomfort, nervous actions, sweating, long pauses, etc.
- BUFFER ZONE-they tend to put a space between them and you. Folding of the arms, crossing legs, leaning back in a chair, turning chair around, moving chair away from you.
We all have spewed a fabrication in some degree in our past. Little white lies, exaggerations, withholding information, denial, calling in sick for work, surprises, B.S. seeking validation, all variations on a common theme. Now keep in mind I am talking about verbal lies which is different than signs/actions that would indicate cheating. If you see indicators of cheating, lie detection would support your findings.
The benefits of being able to instantly determine if someone is deviating from the truth is a great skill to posses. If you are in a relationship and suspect your partner is evading your questions, if someone you just met seems too good to be true, if there answers to your questions just don't add up it, interviewing new hires, etc it may be time to whip out the lie detector skill set. Lie detection technology has been around for decades but is still not 100% full-proof. More importantly not too many people feel comfortable being interrogated while being strapped to electronic equipment. There is a much quicker and just as reliable way of determining lies. The old standard of "their eyes shifted" when they answered is an example of psychological scrutinization. People that B.S. all share common behavioral patterns.
- LIARS OFTEN REVERT TO DENIAL WHEN QUESTIONED and use or begin phrases like: “to be completely honest, to tell you the truth, quite frankly, ordinarily, etc”
- THEY MAY TRY TO DIFUSE A SITUATION WITH HUMOR BY OPENLY ADMIT GUILT-“ya honey I am having an affair with my secretary, were acting getting married soon” and I just won the lottery too”
- THEY TEND TO SUPPLY MORE INFO THEN ASKED-yes I did have lunch with Lisa, we shared a cheese pizza at the Olive Garden, it was raining on a Tuesday.
- THEY SPEW RETORICAL QUESTIONS WITH SO CALLED LOGIC-if I was having an affair do you really think I’d be stupid enough to give her my home number. If I did steal the money why would I show up at work the next day?
- CHANGE THE SUBJECT OR REVERSE THE GUILT TRIP ON TO YOU-I can’t believe you are bringing this up again, are you accusing me of cheating, are you calling me a liar, we already discussed this, here we go again, etc.
- BODY LANGUAGE-liars tend to recall info by moving the eyes up & to the right. SHIFY-touching of the nose, head frequently, a overall discomfort, nervous actions, sweating, long pauses, etc.
- BUFFER ZONE-they tend to put a space between them and you. Folding of the arms, crossing legs, leaning back in a chair, turning chair around, moving chair away from you.