Your lying face: The muscles that rat you out
A new study reveals that muscles in the upper face may divulge when people are not telling the truth. Researchers found four different facial muscles that a trained eye can use to separate genuine expressions of emotion from deceptive ones.
Source: msnbc.com: Health
Now this is something I will definitely like to become an expert in, it will come in so handy. Its probably one of the ways mentalists use to figure out things from people in a room.
There are a number of things that can tell you if someone is lying or not:
- eye contact;
- too many small details- people that are lying are always giving more small details than average - it makes them think that by supplying many details it will make them more believable;
- their body language, their gestures
- the most important one is the face; there will be small indications (For a split second - twitches) on someone's face if they are lying.
Exposing liars by distraction. It is well documented that lying during interviews takes up more cognitive energy than telling the truth. A new study found that investigators who used this finding to their advantage by asking a suspect to carry out an additional, secondary, task while being questioned were more likely to expose lie tellers. The extra brain power needed to concentrate on a secondary task (Other than lying) was particularly challenging for lie tellers. Source 6i.
These signs could indicate that someone is not honest or sincere
Scary facial microexpressions (Open mouth, raised eyebrows, wrinkles on the forehead)
Question tone in an affirmative sentence.
Pursed lips.
Physical distancing.
Repeat phrases.
Exaggerated eye contact.
Body rigidity.