How to recognize that a person is lying: 7 practical tips from intelligence agent

  • Dec 24, 2019
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 They can always tell a lie.
They can always tell a lie.

Many believe that a lie is difficult to identify. And here and there, you just need to be a little closer to his companion. Experts in the field to identify the lies have shared the simple, yet very effective way to help distinguish truth from falsehood.

Swallowing or coughing

Coughing - one of the signs that a person tells a lie.
Coughing - one of the signs that a person tells a lie.

If before you answer the question the person swallows or coughs, it is one of the signs that he is trying to lie. However, consider this fundamental factor would be wrong. A person can be a cold, he can experience the excitement and he actually choked. Many variants, however for this sign determination lie can act as an auxiliary unit, but not essential.

Dissonance actions and words

Dr. Gregory House - a man who believes that "all lies".
Dr. Gregory House - a man who believes that "all lies".

Our body is designed so that the action is always the same with the words, so that between verbal and non-verbal communication is a dissonance - a sign of falsehood. The most common case is when a person says affirmative "yes", but shakes his head, and vice versa.

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But there are the additions to this rule. Firstly, it can be used only with long-term dialogue with the man, as in a short conversation this contradiction may indicate the presence of emotion. Secondly, it is necessary to take into account ethnic differences - in some cultures, the movement of the head from side to side means "yes" and swinging, on the contrary, shows denies "no." Those. everything is exactly the opposite, than is ours.

Cover the mouth and eyes

During cheating people often cover his mouth or eyes with his hands.
During cheating people often cover his mouth or eyes with his hands.

During cheating people often cover his mouth or eyes with his hands. Also of note, he does not take his eyes whether the source of the response time. This is one of the characteristics lies, as so a person on a subconscious level, does not want to see the reaction of the other on their lies. A similar rule applies to situations where a person during the response covers the face with his hands, as it were "closing" of their own lies.

Hands near face

Tim Roth - star of TV series "Lie to."
Tim Roth - star of TV series "Lie to."

Pay close attention to what actions a person does with his face to give an answer for the question. Rubbing earlobe, biting or licking of the lips, the lips rubbing hands, etc. All this suggests that the other person is worried, and one of the reasons for concern - a lie. All this is due to the physical characteristics of the body - during the excitement of the blood starts to recede the surface of the face, causing the sensation of cold or itching, and a man tries to eliminate this discomfort by grindings. All of this happens unconsciously and it is almost impossible to control.

Delay and pause

How to recognize that a person is lying.
How to recognize that a person is lying.

Another sign of a lie - a delay or pause before you answer. But immediately regard it for a lie is also wrong, because people can just remember the events. But you can spend an interesting experiment with their friends. Try to ask themselves, "What did you do in the day, but a year ago" - of course, he can not give an answer right away and start thinking. And then ask: "Six years ago, on the same day you robbed a jewelry store?" - the answer is not long in coming. This is trivial, but it is very demonstrative exercise, confirming the cases when a pause in the responses would be appropriate.

"Corrects" gestures

Fingers crossed, meaning false.
Fingers crossed, meaning false.

Some people tend to lie in ourselves calm, and they do this by stroking himself on the head or hair. Of course, all these gestures are performed on a subconscious level. In addition to strokes, including soothing gestures include trimming cuffs, glasses, tie, women tend to correct her skirt, touching the ear or cheat on your finger a strand of hair.

sweating

When a person tells a lie, he often sweats.
When a person tells a lie, he often sweats.

If the person was sweating just - this is normal, but if it takes out a handkerchief or a hand wipes with his forehead, while responding to the question, then with high probability we can say that the other person is trying to hide truth.

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