Emotions ( Lying)

EMOTIONSLies

What is a Lie? A Lie is defined as a statement that one knows to

be false especially with the intention to deceive.

Types Of Lies

They are four main types of lies

Pro Social

Self Enhancement

Selfish

Antisocial

Types Of Lies

Pro Social – Lying to protect someone to benefit or help others.

Selfish – Lying to protect self at the expense of another and/or to conceal a misdeed.

Self Enhancement – Lying to save face to avoid embarrassment, disapproval or punishment.

Antisocial – Lying to hurt someone intentionally.

Can We Detect Lies ?

There are several modern methods of detecting a lie:

Movement

Lack of Movement

Eye Contact

Facial Expressions

Incongruent Behaviour

Movement

Fidgeting

Covering mouth or face

Scratching the nose or face

Nervous hand movements

Shuffling the feet

Visual Accessing Cues

Visually remembered Images Up and to the Right

Visually constructed images Up and to the Left

Natural Smile

Many Facial Muscles groups move involuntary

Forehead muscles Push down

Cheeks and Jaw Move

Nose Makes a Wrinkle Eyes Become Squished

Force Or Fake Smiles

Force or Polite Smile (Only Muscles Directly around the Mouth or involved).

Polygraph Machine

Emotion Lie Detectors

Voice Stress Analysis

How good are people at lying?

Honesty Survey 2008’

Be Honest About Your Lies! Polled 300 people 50% men and 50% Female Age range= 18 – 50 With Varied Education and

Occupation

Honesty Survey 2008

Main Objectives:How good are people at lying?

What group of people do you think are better liars?

The Polled Results

Moral Type Questions:

Polled Percentage

Moral Type Questions, cont’d.:

Which age Group Lies More?

Have you lied in the past few weeks?

Who Lies More Men Are Women ?

How Good are people at lying?