The Latest Science about Behavioral Indicators of Deception

A Message for Professional Interviewers, Investigators, Therapists, and Negotiators I wanted to let our Humintell community know of a recent paper that was published in a top-tier, scientific journal on behavioral indicators when detecting deception. In the scientific community, there have been debates about whether behavior can reliably differentiate truths from lies, and if so,…

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Three Myths About Detecting Deception Proven By Research

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What are some myths about deception? What are good deception detection techniques? How can auditors build more trust? Dr. David Matsumoto, a renowned expert in the field of microexpressions, gestures, nonverbal behavior, culture, and emotion recently appeared on the Audit 15 Fun Podcast with Jon Taber to answer these questions and more. Myths about Catching…

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Alex Murdaugh Body Language Analysis by Dr. David Matsumoto

The Alex Murdaugh trial has garnered much attention in recent days, and for good reason: a public figure with a lot of money is tried and convicted of a vicious crime. As with many criminal trials in popular culture, the body language and demeanor of Alex Murdaugh has received a lot of attention. In this…

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Mental Health and Deception Detection

Are we confusing cues of low credibility with atypical behavior of people with mental health issues? Re-published with permission from Evidentia University. Friends of the Nonverbal Communication Blog, this week we present the paper “Atypical behaviors found in some mental health conditions negatively affect judgements of deception and credibility” by Lim, A.; Young, R. L.…

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