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Hands Give Away ...

When trying to get away with deception, how important is it to use or not use hand gestures? Dr. Paul Ekman discusses how hand illustrations or movements can be used to successfully tell a lie.

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  • Play The Truth About Liars (Bonus Material): Words that Lie
    Words that Lie

    The Truth About Liars (Bonus... (00:53)

    When lying, it may not be what you say but HOW you say it that gives you away.
  • Play The Truth About Liars (Bonus Material): Hands Give Away Lies?
    Hands Give Away Lies?

    The Truth About Liars (Bonus... (01:50)

    Are hands movements important in order to deceive? Dr. Paul Ekman discusses how hand illustrations or movements can be used to successfully deceive.
  • Play The Truth About Liars (Bonus Material): How a Polygraph Works
    How a Polygraph Works

    The Truth About Liars (Bonus... (01:33)

    Does a polygraph catch people in the act of a lie? Find out how the lie detector really works and whether or not it can be used against you in court.
  • Play The Truth About Liars (Bonus Material): Taking Polygraphs for Jobs
    Taking Polygraphs for Jobs

    The Truth About Liars (Bonus... (01:36)

    Lie detection can be commonly used in order to gain employment with the government, but is lie detection really useful to gain a job?
  • Play The Truth About Liars (Bonus Material): The Expectation of Honesty
    The Expectation of Honesty

    The Truth About Liars (Bonus... (01:29)

    Lies, corruption, suspicion, and honesty. Do American citizens put a very high expectation on honesty from our political leaders?
  • Play The Truth About Liars (Bonus Material): Origin of the Polygraph
    Origin of the Polygraph

    The Truth About Liars (Bonus... (01:49)

    Created in the 18th century, the polygraph has now become an everyday staple in lie detection. Professor Ken Adler discusses how the polygraph began.
 

Successfully detecting a lie with any degree of certainty is more of an art than a science...or is it? Dr. Paul Ekman explains the science of deception.

 
 

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