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Want to catch a liar? Just look into eyes |
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Knowledge Base
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Written by Team Josh
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Saturday, 23 August 2008 |
If a study report is to be believed it is very easy to catch a liar. A new study by British researchers suggests that if you want to know if a person is telling the truth, keep an eye on the eyes. Liars blink in different ways during and after a falsehood.
The study found that liars blink less than normal during the lie, and then have a flurry up to eight times faster than usual afterwards.
Dr Sharon Leal, co-author of the study at Portsmouth University quoted, ”Liars must need to make up their stories and must monitor their fabrication so that they are plausible and adhere to everything that the observer knows or might find out. Liars must remember their earlier statements, so that they appear consistent when re-telling their story, and know what they told to whom. Liars will be more inclined than truth-tellers to monitor and control their demeanour so that they appear honest. The flurry of blinks after the lie “was a kind of safety valve, like a release of energy after the tension of lying.”
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