Abstract
Lie detection is serious business. While there are a lot of “body language experts” — self-appointed gurus who claim to have considerable skill and accuracy in detecting lies, the data say otherwise. Gaze avoidance, nose touching and squirming in a chair are indeed associated with lying — but also with general anxiety about being interviewed.
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Vrij, A., Granhag, P., Mann, P. and Leal, S. (2011) “Outsmarting the Liars,” Current Directions in Psychological Science, 20: 28–32.
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Furnham, A. (2012). Lie detectors. In: The Talented Manager. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230369764_37
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