LIE DETECTION
“Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it”
¾ Mark Twain
VOCABULARY
GULLIBLE – easily deceived or tricked, and too willing to believe everything that other people say
INNOCUOUS – innocent; completely harmless (= causing no harm)
FIDGETING (Fidget) – to make continuous, small movements that annoy other people
UBIQUITY / OMNIPRESENCE – the fact that something or someone seems to be everywhere
INURED (INURE SB. TO STH.) PHRASAL VERB — If you become inured to something unpleasant, you become familiar with it and able to accept and bear it
FIB – a small lie that does not cause any harm
AMYGDALA – one of two parts of the brain that affect how people feel emotions, especially fear and pleasure
HOW TO SEE THAT THE PERSON IS LYING
WHAT IS LIE?
NEGATIVE IMPACT OF LIE
LIE OF OMISSION – a lie when you purposely don’t tell someone something cause you know they won’t like it
Examples from LIE TO ME
00:06:40 – Uh, flash them at 1/10 of a second.
00:07:01 – Jeff, when you see the angry face,
00:07:03 – Your amygdala, here, lights up.
00:07:06 – We would expect that. It’s primal warrior neurons firing,
00:07:10 – The fight or flight reflexes.
00:19:36 – And that’s when it happened.
00:19:38 – All right. That was good eye contact and posture, Damien.
00:19:40 – But remember, fold your hands to avoid fidgeting.
00:19:44 – Got it.
00:19:46 – How many times did you have sex?
ADOLESCENT LYING
Сhildren tend to lie more
THE TASK