Chapter 6 Flashcards
What is the difference between deception and lying?
Deception is any action or phenomenon that misleads someone, while lying is a deliberate act of misleading someone without informing them.
Why do people struggle to detect lies?
There is no universal behavior exclusive to lying, misinterpretation of nervous behaviors occurs, and the ‘Othello Error’ can lead to mistaking truthful fear for deception.
What are nonverbal cues to deception?
Nonverbal cues include facial expressions (microexpressions of fear, contempt, or guilt), body movements (reduced illustrators, avoiding eye contact, fidgeting), and vocal tone (raised pitch, longer response latencies).
What are microexpressions?
Microexpressions are brief, involuntary facial expressions that reveal suppressed emotions.
What is the significance of microexpressions in detecting deception?
Microexpressions can help detect deception by exposing genuine emotions.
What is cognitive load in lying?
Liars experience increased cognitive load, which may cause them to speak more slowly or display reduced illustrators, and they may overcompensate with eye contact to appear truthful.
What are high-stakes situations?
High-stakes situations are those where the consequences of being caught lying are severe, such as criminal acts, terrorist plots, or fraudulent medical claims.
What are behavioral indicators of deception?
Common indicators include strategic behavioral control, speech disturbances, and avoiding eye contact, though misconceptions exist that liars always fidget or avoid eye contact.
What is the Realistic Accuracy Model (RAM) in lie detection?
Accurate lie detection requires relevant behaviors from the deceiver, visibility of behaviors to the observer, the observer’s ability to detect the behaviors, and proper interpretation of the behaviors.
What is instrumental behavioral deformation?
Instrumental behavioral deformation refers to changes in movement due to physical concealment, such as adjusting clothing unnaturally to hide an object.
What are common emotions associated with lying?
Common emotions include fear, guilt, and contempt.
