Uses And Detection Of Micro Expressions

A professional deception detector, and author, Pamela Meyer points out the fact that, “ Lying is complex. It 's woven into the fabric of our daily and our business lives. We 're deeply ambivalent about the truth…. It 's as old as breathing. It 's part of our culture, it 's part of our history. Think Dante, Shakespeare, the Bible, News of the World”, in a TED Talk in which she details certain clues about how to

Then I read the article called Lies that Fail by Paul Ekman and Mark G. Frank (Ciulla, Martin & Solomon, 2014, p.61) which discusses the ways to detect lies and ways that the truth would leak out of a lie. Which led me

The harmful effects of microaggressions on an individual are derived from how subtle and indirect the statements are. Derald Sue, clarified that microaggressions are damaging to the person who is experiencing them because while they feel insulted they are not sure if the perpetrators are aware (Sue, 2010). Thus, people having these experiences are caught in a Catch-22 (Sue, 2010). The subtly of microagressions is what puts people in a “psychological bind” (Sue, 2010). Sue believed that in order to understand the severity of

During interrogations, the various changes in facial expressions portrayed by those being observed help the observers such as government institutions and other individuals to detect lies.

From viewing Pamela Meyers’s video about how to spot liars, I have learned several tips that would help me identify whether a person is lying or not lying. The two main ideas to spotting a liar is by body language and by speech. These two points are essential in the way a person expresses themselves, and how they speak for themselves. According to Pamela Meyers, everyone has lied once before whether they were aware or unaware of it. I agree that every person has lied once in their life, but I think it depends on the situation that they were put in, which may have been the cause that made them commit a lie. This video relates to Business Communications since people are supposed to use a clear sense of expression when communicating with other people through a professional business situation.

This video follows former CIA agent Susan Carnicero in trying to explain some key points in spotting a lie. The main steps she said to follow or notice when trying to detect a lie are as follows: analyze vs speculate; manage your bias; recognize evasiveness; beware of aggression; differentiate between convince vs convey; and lastly, know the non-verbal cues. Throughout the video she goes more in depth into each of these steps. However, much of the ideas Carnicero gives may not be backed up by science. Much of her points are more geared towards speech formulation and gestures. For instance, she said that people who are lying tend to try and convince over convey. She described conveying and answer is short, such as yes or no. Convincing is when

The harmful effects of microaggressions on an individual are derived from how subtle and indirect the statements are. Derald Sue, clarified that microaggressions are damaging to the person who is experiencing them because while they feel insulted they are not sure if the perpetrators are aware (Sue, 2010). Thus, people having these experiences are caught in a Catch-22 (Sue, 2010). The subtly of microagressions is what puts victims in a “psychological bind” (Sue, 2010). Sue believed that in order to understand the severity of

John Tierney’s article, “At Airports, a Misplaced Faith in Body Language” (2014), asserts that in reality, airport security screeners and the general public are unable to read body language; therefore, they “do a lousy job of spotting liars.” Tierney backs this claim up with evidence from studies performed on the TSA, testing their ability to correctly identify terrorist or security threats; and with the rebuttal of a counterargument, one that support the notion that people are capable of “detect[ing] certain kinds of ‘high stakes’ lies.” Tierney’s purpose is to prove that there is “no one cue that will always accompany deception,” and also to explain that the reason people think that they can sense body language is because of the human belief

KOCO 5 News, an ABC affiliate located in Oklahoma City, aired a segment aimed at helping average people spot lies based on several physiological criteria (KOCO 5 News, 2008). The newscasters begin the segment by claiming that everyday people can easily detect lies by watching for several things. The newscasters introduce Bill Brown, a retired FBI agent and polygraph examiner, who claims that he can tell when people are lying without the use of technological assistance. Brown interviews and questions several individuals in order to show the effectiveness of his lie detecting techniques.

Pamela Meyer in her speech identify different concept of communication through which one can identify a liar. The speaker attributes speech, body language, confidences and other distinctive features that are used to identify a liar. She attributes day-to-day activities as the environments at which liars may exist. The speaker’s ideas are based on assumptions and personal components. The ideas highlighted by the speaker could be applicable to some instances but may fail to reflect the truth of the matter.

Microaggressions to me are physical, mental, and verbal processes which a person has which does harm either intentionally or not to another. They are the tiny actions, thoughts, and words used in everyday experiences derived from the conscious and subconscious. They often times take the form of sly comments. Some people do it unintentionally just because of their nurture process and education. You cannot put total blame on them because of that. The way to go about it would be to educate that person because we have to give them the benefit of the doubt that they may not know the difference between right and wrong.

In my short 17 years of life I have met many different types of people from all walks of life. Some went about their merry way and others became my closest friends. Since they have become closest friends it is easy to tell when they are lying such as when they scratch their head, smile, or even their body language. Me, when I’m lying, I start to laugh but it all depends on how serious the situation is at that time.

It states that “If they folded their arms, or hunched over, or looked away, they were being anxious, and also that anxiety was a hallmark of lying” (Fresh Air). Have you ever been in a social situation that made you anxious? When you talked to people were you lying? Chances are, probably not. The problem with this logic is that the suspect is put in a situation that is supposed to make you as uncomfortable as possible. Of course, the suspect is going to be a little anxious looking. Wouldn’t you be if you were in that

Thesis- What I found is that, while most people think that they are good at detecting lies, in reality, they are terrible at detecting lies. Today, I’m going to help you learn how to tell if someone is lying by first, showing you how frequently we encounter liars, second, revealing the secret to basic lie detection, and finally, arming you with a trick to trip up any liar.

Pamela Meyer is known as “the nation’s best-known expert on lying.” Meyer is a Certified Fraud Examiner, has an MBA from Harvard, a Master’s in Public Policy. She is also an author of the bestselling book Liespotting in 2010. In her Ted talks (Pamela Meyer: how to spot a liar) she mentions that “we are lied to from 10 to 200 time.” I agree with Meyer about how to spot liars just by looking at their face, upper body, and feet.