Corey Mumaw
Abstract

My project is testing which strategy is easier and more consistent in determining whether someone is lying. There are two different strategies that I have tested, one mental and one physical. The physical test will be a test in which I have the person being questioned hold their arm out parallel to the ground and I push down on it after asking the question. I am looking for any signs of a differing pressure or restraint they have in their arm after a question to hint that they have lied. The mental test is a test where I look for visual hints in the person’s actions after I ask a question, anything unusual could hint that they have lied. I have conducted this experiment by having typed a 15-question survey that I will hand out to 10 people, five I will conduct the physical test on and the other half the mental test. Once they have filled out the survey I will then have them pick at random five cards labeled 1-15 in which they will lie on. I will see neither the cards nor their survey. Then I conduct the tests. My hypothesis is that the mental test will lead to more correct detected lies.

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