deception - Part 4

20 March, 2019

Studying Deception Among Children

As many of us know, children are still known to practice deception, and maybe there is a lot to learn about deception from them. This was the motivation for a recent study by Hilal Şen and Aylin C. Küntay in the Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, where they sought to simulate acts of deception amongst preschool…

16 August, 2018

Universal Laughter and Deception

by Humintell Admin

Is laughter recognized in the same way across cultures? And, if so, can we tell if people in different cultures are faking their laughter? This is exactly what a team of researchers attempted to answer in a recent publication in Psychological Science. An astoundingly large group of 31 researchers sought to analyze reactions to laughter…

2 May, 2018

Nonverbal vs. Verbal Deception Detection?

by Humintell Admin

Is deception detection easier when we have verbal cues? Could it even be harder? A lot of sensory input goes into our ability to detect deception, but it is hard to tease out the role of verbal and nonverbal cues. We train you to look for both, but a new study seeks to break down…

6 March, 2018

Reading People Can Help Aid in Detecting Deception

by Humintell Admin

While reading people can help in better communicating, it can also help in detecting deception. It was for this purpose that Humintell’s Dr. David Matsumoto and Dr. Hyi Sung Hwang worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigations to develop a rubric for how to effectively tell if you are being lied to. Here, they focus…