lying

Question 1

Lie

Answer 1

A false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth

Question 2

Lying and Emotions

Answer 2

Lying might cause us to feel an emotion (subjective experience) and this emotion can sometimes be detected

Question 3

Expressive Behaviour in Lying (5 cues)

Answer 3

1. High-pitched voice
2. Microexpressions
3. Eye contact
4. Adapters
5. Head movements.

Question 4

High Pitched Voice

Answer 4

People often use a high-pitched voice when lying. Words may be out of order or muddled and be spoken too quickly.

Question 5

Microexpressions

Answer 5

Facial expressions reveal the truth for a few tenths of a second before hiding the truth.

Question 6

Eye Contact

Answer 6

Avoiding eye contact, blinking, squinting, holding gaze for a while
- Changes with culture

Question 7

Adapters

Answer 7

Hand movements (e.g. repeatedly touching face or body, wringing hands) and hidden hands are signs of lying and deception.

Question 8

Head Movements

Answer 8

Head movements (nodding while saying no, moving head from side to side while saying yes) indicate lying.
- Person may be focussed on spoken lie than head movements

Question 9

Cluster (lying)

Answer 9

All of the speaker’s different cues

Question 10

Questioning Techniques

Answer 10

• Questions that requires long responses rather than a yes or a no answer

Question 11

Physiological Arousal in Lying

Answer 11

Raising heart rate, sweaty palms, butterflies in the stomach or goosebumps

Question 12

Responsible for Physiological Arousal

Answer 12

The autonomic nervous system