Science gives you the keys to detect a liar

by time news

2024-02-10 06:11:11

More or less frequently, we all lie. But, according to a study by communication expert David Markowitz, from the University of Oregon, we do it little but daily: on average, we say 1.08 lies a day.

The ability to lie is an aspect of human behavior that has always been of interest to scientists and psychologists. And although each person is a world, and as is logical, gestures and facial expressions vary, The scientific community has agreed that there are some habitual gestures common in all liars:

Little elaborate phrases

Liars prefer to stay in their ‘comfort zone’ and not develop the lie more than necessary. When telling the truth, phrases are usually created with more details and that provide more information than when some lie is explained.

talk too much

The Harvard study ‘How to Spot a Liar’ (which could be translated as ‘How to spot a liar’) states that liars explain things with more words to reaffirm your deception. And as they lie, they add more elements to consolidate the lie.

The voice

When it comes to lying, it is common to feel highly strung for fear that the deception will be discovered. This nervousness can cause the tone of the voice to become agudicebecoming a factor that can help us detect a liar.

The direction of the eyes

Popular belief dictates that liars are not able to make eye contact in a conversation and prefer to look away, but It’s not usually like that. A study from the University of Michigan indicates that the 70% of participants maintains eye contact when lying.

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