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How to Spot a Liar

Spotting a liar is interesting.  Empirical studies show that people cannot tell who is telling the truth.  This is true even when those people are no longer people, but magically transform into jurors.  It takes a lot of training to spot a liar.  There are guidelines, not rules. The only way to spot a liar is to establish a baseline.  How does a person react to certain types of questions?  Then spot deviations from that norm.  Some people get defensive when accused of anything.  Even when innocent, the person flips out.  Some people don't get defensive about any accusation.  You could accuse me of most anything, and I'd laugh.  As if it's your business what I did when and with whom.  I just don't care if you judge me, so why would I care if you accused me of something?  Or if I'm in a bad mood, you could accuse me of anything, and I'd get angry...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on May 17, 2009 (boomark / email).