Detecting Deception
Detecting deception is a critical skill that offers numerous economic, psychological, and even emotional benefits. On a given day, studies have shown that a person may be lied to anywhere from 10 to 200 times. In this paper, you will learn how to avoid being deceived by become a punctilious human polygraph. Ultimately, there are five main reasons as to why people lie; personal gain, to avoid punishment, to make good impressions on other people, to protect themselves, and for social relationships. Normally, humans are strongly against lying, but have done it in different ways that our society has allowed for centuries and centuries. Exposing lies are crucial when it can cost a life, a job, or even a broken family which is …show more content…
Microexpressions can occur very quickly-in fact, most people can't catch them with a naked eye. But when caught, it can give away numerous emotions to the observer. This may happen when someone who is trying to hide the truth senses that a dangerous expression, one that might reveal his/her true emotions threatens to become visible, he/she will actively work to cover it up with another expression. According to Paul Ekman, microexpressions are important because they can, “improve your emotional intelligence, develop your capacity for empathy, spot true concealed emotions, improve your relationships, help understand others, recognize and better manage your emotions, and develop better social skills.” Micro expressions are most commonly organized into seven general emotions; anger, disgust, fear, sadness, happiness, surprise, and …show more content…
Most commonly vertical wrinkling in between the two eyes can happen. Humans show disgust by compressing up the nose and lifting our cheeks and upper lip. When we fear, our jaws open, our lips stretch horizontally, and we pull our chin back. Also, our eyebrows shoot up, elevating our upper eyelids to expose more of our eyes. As Pamela Meyers says, “ When we’re sad, the corners of our lips pull down, we raise our cheeks in a near-squint, and our upper eyelids droop.” Humans convey happiness with an authentic “Duchenne smile” which is shown when unintentional fluctuation in movements create crow’s feet and narrowed eyelids and at the same time the corners of the mouth curl up. When we become surprised, our eyelids widen, our eyebrows raise up, and our mouth falls open. Lastly, contempt is shown asymmetrically with one lip corner pulled back and in. (Meyer