8 January, 2014

Liars Are Honest?

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  Medical News Today (MNT) reports on how liars are truly honest at lying.  Human Communication Research recently published a paper that many people are honest about their lying and most individuals tend to lie quite a lot.  527 people were surveyed in the project; reserachers Bruno Verschuere, Shaul Shalvi and Rony Halevy aksed them,…

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2 January, 2014

Spotting a Liar May Be Harder Than You Think

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Spotting a liar is complicated, as author Kevin Goodman outlines in his latest Huffington Post Blog “5 Guidelines to Catch a Liar”. In his post, Goodman asserts that traditional signs of lying such as averting the eyes, fidgeting and playing with one’s hair are not necessarily proof of deception.  Why, you ask? In their effort…

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30 December, 2013

Feeling Good about Cheating?

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When was the last time you cheated?   The definition of cheating is “an immoral way of achieving a goal“. Certainly not something to be proud of or feel good about, cheating is usually associated with feelings of guilt and nervousness. Interestingly, the NY Times reports recent research that shows as long as you didn’t think your…

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28 December, 2013

Signing Schizophrenia

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The sign language interpreter in the video below is accused of using fake sign language at Nelson Mandela’s Memorial a few weeks ago.  Many individuals speculate that this is just another effect of apartheid.  According to the Washington Post, deaf advocates including four sign language experts told the Associated Press that the man’s hand movements…

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