Decades of research has shown that people are poor at detecting lies. Two explanations for
this finding have been proposed. First, it has been suggested that lie detection is inaccurate …

The question of whether discernible differences exist between liars and truth tellers has
interested professional lie detectors and laypersons for centuries. In this article we discuss …

Introduction This article provides a meta‐analysis of a new, cognitive approach to (non‐)
verbal lie detection. This cognitive lie detection approach consists of three techniques:(1) …

The newly revised edition of this groundbreaking textbook provides a comprehensive
overview of the theory, research, and applications of nonverbal communication. Authored by …

Why do people lie? Do gender and personality differences affect how people lie? How can
lies be detected? Detecting Lies and Deceit provides the most comprehensive review of …

A meta-analysis was conducted to determine if there were individual differences in the ability
to detect deception. On the basis of 108 studies covering 16,537 subjects, the results …

Deception detection has largely failed to investigate guilty and innocent suspects' strategies.
In this study, mock suspects (n= 82) were interrogated by police trainees (n= 82) who either …

In this paper, we provide our view of the current understanding of high‐stakes lies often
occurring in forensic contexts. We underscore the importance of avoiding widespread pitfalls …

The present study investigated the beliefs of students and police officers about cues to
deception. A total of 95 police officers and 104 undergraduate students filled out a …

This chapter discusses three verbal veracity assessment tools: Statement Validity
Assessment (SVA), Reality Monitoring (RM) and Scientific Content Analysis (SCAN). SVA is …