PSYC 3310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: William Moulton Marston, Lie Detection, Polygraph
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Idea that physiological reactions indicative of lying has long history: china -suspects forced to chew handful of rice, Whoever broke the egg was accused of the crime, believing that their nervousness caused them to drop the egg. Results - overall accuracy: the students did better than the police in terms of accuracy. Results confidence: police are way more confident in their ability to detect truths and lies. Verbal and non-verbal cues of deception: pioneering work on facial expressions of emotion, six basic emotions recognized worldwide (even isolated areas from other cultures, fear, anger, sad, happy, disgusted, surprised. Micro expressions: occur in a fraction of a second very fast, maybe there might be some inconsistency between what the person says and what the. Debated in literature: top row showing happiness, bottom row showing disgust. Duchenne smile: a sincere smile, raises the cheeks, creates crow"s feet, laughing with the eyes.
