We’re more likely to believe gossip—even when it contradicts what we’ve witnessed with our own eyes! To prove it, researchers from Germany and Austria recruited 126 college students to participate in a revealing [more…]
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It’s “I”! If you think people may be pulling the wool over your eyes, then pay closer attention to the words they use. If they don’t refer to themselves, avoid talking about their personal feelings or keep their remarks short and gloss over the details, [more…]
Slow talking! Liars may think they’re pulling a fast one, but in reality, folks who fib speak about 33% slower than those who are telling the truth. That’s the news from British researchers at the University of Southampton who tested a new type of lie detector—the Timed Antagonistic Response Alethiometer, or TARA— [more…]
