Microexpressions on CBS’s “The Good Wife”

The science behind reading microexpressions is not something that most people are aware of.  It wasn’t until 2009, when Lie to Me began airing, that more people developed some sort of knowledge or interest in the subject. Since then, the subject of deception detection has appeared in the plot lines of several shows. On the…

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Emotional Intelligence Gets Better With Age

A recent study conducted by the University of California, Berkeley (in conjunction with Arizona State University,) concludes that emotional intelligence peaks as we enter our 60s. The team of researchers, led by psychologist Dr. Robert Levenson, has been tracking how our emotional strategies and responses change as we age. Their findings “support the theory that…

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Economic Hardship Creates Cynicism on Wall Street

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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Russians: A Natural Poker Face?

In a recent article written by Marina Krakovsky and published in Psychology Today entitled “Global Psyche: National Poker Face”, Russian citizen’s facial expressions were compared with Americans. The article states that Russians, who seem very serious, rarely smile in public. The article suggests that this is not because they are pessimistic worry warts, but because…

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