It's not your fault. Hardly anyone can.
Research has consistently shown that people's ability to detect lies is no more accurate than chance, or flipping a coin. This finding holds across all types of people — students, psychologists, judges, job interviewers and law enforcement personnel (Personality and Social Psychology Review, 2006).
But we can improve....
Here's an informative article http://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/03/deception.aspx
. I think we pg'ers can benefit from as we enter the world is suspicion of everyone. Minus paranoia. We need to know our limits and our strengths. Much love.
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9799459? ago
Real is even worse than Zen Gardner. She has Ben exposed as a liar, a olagiarist, and an abusive cult leader.
Piscina ago
I don't know what to think of her. She certainly gives a lot of detail--something that a liar can't do.
9809381? ago
On the contrary. Details are a liar's favorite weapon.
"If someone starts explaining why they were late by giving you an intricate, blow-by-blow rundown of what exactly held them up, be warned: that person is probably lying" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1316234/How-spot-liar-Their-story-far-detailed-true.html
Piscina ago
lol, then I'm obviously not good at detecting a liar.
9847131? ago
It's not your fault. Hardly anyone can. Research has consistently shown that people's ability to detect lies is no more accurate than chance, or flipping a coin. This finding holds across all types of people — students, psychologists, judges, job interviewers and law enforcement personnel (Personality and Social Psychology Review, 2006).
But we can improve....
Here's an informative article http://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/03/deception.aspx . I think we pg'ers can benefit from as we enter the world is suspicion of everyone. Minus paranoia. We need to know our limits and our strengths. Much love.