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 …

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 …

Recent DNA exonerations have shed light on the problem that people sometimes confess to
crimes they did not commit. Drawing on police practices, laws concerning the admissibility of …

The seventh edition of this field-leading textbook provides an accessible and rigorous
presentation of major theories of persuasion and their applications to a variety of real-world …

In this paper we argue that there is little need for more of the traditional deception detection
research in which observers assess short video clips in which there are few (if any) cues to …

Despite the importance of judgments of veracity in many settings, research suggests that it is
difficult to detect lies. In this meta‐analysis, we assess the detectability of lies from …

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 …