PSY 300 Lecture Notes - Lie Detection, Paul Ekman, Microexpression
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E. g. , china, west africa, greece, hindu texts, europe. West africa - handed a birds egg, the person guilty would crush the egg. William martson: work led to 1st polygraph (1938) Under pen name, charles moulton, he created wonder woman, whose lasso of truth trapped those in its coils to reveal the truth. Pioneering work on facial expressions of emotions. Occur in a fraction of a second. Panam ights - has to smile a thousand times a day ( ight attendant smiles) Belief that when people lie, they show facial speci c facial and behavioural cues. Ten brink & porter (2012) studied 78 emotional pleas to the public for the return of a missing relative, eventually convicted of murder (i. e. , lying) Liars used fewer words and more tentative words (higher cognitive load) Liars failed to show sadness, and occasionally let happiness slip through. Bond & depaulo (2006) meta-analysis of over 380 deception detection studies dating back to 1941.
