It’s no surprise that deception and politics are intertwined, but are you the person to disentangle them? The Pew Research Center has issued that very challenge, though in the somewhat lighthearted context of an online quiz. This challenges readers to classify given statements as “factual” or simply “opinions,” but it’s harder than you would think!…
Read MoreUniversal or Just Deceptive Emotions?
We spend a fair amount of this blog discussing the role of universal emotional expressions, but not everyone agrees. Some emerging research, such as a recent study by Drs. Carlos Crivelli and Alan Fridlund, has begun to challenge some fundamental ideas related to the concept of basic emotions. This research questions whether facial expressions reflect…
Read MoreYour Brain’s Disgust Response Is Revealing Than You Know
While you might not want to think much about something disgusting, our brain’s disgust response may be more revealing than you know. Previous blogs have emphasized both the existence of universal basic emotions and the evolutionary basis behind many of our expressions. A recent article in Science helps examine these same evolutionary roots with regard…
Read MoreBiases of Expectation
If you expect someone to be guilty, does that make them more likely to be? As discussed last week, many implicit biases complicate the process of determining guilt or detecting deception during an interview process. In a comprehensive trio of 2008 studies, a team of psychologists from the University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom found that…
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