New research, conducted by Human Communication Research , suggests that sender demeanor may be the most influential source of variation in deception detection judgments. Sender Demeanor is the difference in the believability of a message sent by a “sender”, which is independent of the actual honesty of the message. In this study, published in Human…
Read MoreProminent Americans Don’t Lie…Do They?
Prominent people (men and women) often lie to “save face”. Throughout American history many well-known figures have more than stretched the truth. The Huffington Post has listed some of the most memorable Americans hyperbolizing or contradicting the facts of events. What do you think? Can you come up with any other cases of famous American…
Read MoreRep. Anthony Weiner Admits Tweeting Lewd Photo
Rep. Anthony Weiner came under fire recently when he tweeted an inappropriate photo to a college girl over the internet. Body Language expert Joe Navarro commented on Rep. Weiner’s initial press conference: Rep. Weiner also appeared on several news channels, including ABC Nightly News, denying that he had sent the photo because his account had…
Read MoreYouth Are Our Best Liars
Young people are better liars than old people? That is exactly what Science Alert is reporting. A New Zealand study at the University of Otago has found that older people find it harder to lie more convincingly than younger people. What’s more is that not only do they have trouble lying but find it difficult…
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