Do you tell the truth, especially when money is involved? Wall Street firms are not taking any chances. According to a Consumer Affairs report and The Wall Street Journal, there is a growing need for the employment of professional lie detectors in the business world. In the articles entitled “Wary Investors Turn to Lie Detectors”…
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The Pentagon has issued hand held lie detectors to soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq. According to an article on msn.com “New Anti-Terror Weapon”, these devices are accurate enough to save lives. These hand held lie detectors can narrow the list of possible terrorists after a roadside bombing, or weed out possible terrorists who apply for positions…
Read MoreDon’t Believe Everything You Read.
Don’t believe everything you read. A recent article entitled “Every body’s talking: Nonverbal cues can send powerful messages”, posted on October 31st in Inform, North Dakota’s news website, cited numerous fallacies of detecting deception and body language. The article featured Gabriel Grayson, who was introduced as a body language expert and sign language practitioner. Grayson’s…
Read MoreA Look at the Truth
In order to better detect when someone is lying, Dr. Matsumoto states that it is equally as important to be able to detect when someone is being truthful. More often than not, those of us who are knowledgeable about the topic of detecting deception and nonverbal behavior tend to know what signs to look for…
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