WOULD YOU LIE TO ME?

WOULD YOU LIE TO ME?

• Is a article produced by TheGardianTheObsever
• It was written by Paul Ekman
• In this article he unravels the truths and myths of telling if someone is lying
• Is studied to make us realize that not every thing we know is true

PAUL EKMAN

• Paul Ekman was born on February 15, 1934.
• Is an American psychologist
• created an 'atlas of emotions' with more than 10,000 facial expressions
• Has gained a reputation as "the human lie detector"
• Is a pioneer in the study of emotions and the relation to facial expressionsg

POLYGRAPHS

• Some government agencies still believe that a polygraph is a lie detector.
• The polygraph is used in pre-employment national security jobs
• Not all polygraph tests are the same for everyone
• A panel appointed by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences,
• "found there was no scientic evidence for such a use".

NOT ALL LIES ARE CRIMINAL

• There are numerous reasons why people lie.
• It is hard to identify a lie if there is not a big risk
• Trivial lies are hard to identify
• Increased hesitatation and decreased hand motions
• We unconsciously hide the lie for ourselves

UNMATCHED LIES

• Will generate emotions that don't fit what they are saying
• Like fear and guilt
• "Duping delight" may leak into face
• Discrepancies between what is said and how it is said
• Need to investigate more

SIGNS OF EMOTION

• Changes in the chin, lips, cheeks, lower or upper eyelids, or brows.
• Very subtle signs of change
• Appear in a isolated way, beginning of emotions
• May not be aware of emotions yet
• Called "leakage" usually missed

PHYSIOGNOMY AND PHRENOLOGY

• Based off the size of a person's head
• Used to determine if a person is a criminal or innocent
• Used through the 1840's through 1967
• Was completely false
• Many things that we believe to be valid aren't

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