By Guest Blogger Liespy *Liespy is a regular contributor to David Matsumoto’s blog. She honed her deception detecting skills as a fraud investigator for the insurance industry and employs these skills to analyze the world at large. The truth is, everyone lies. But not all lies are created equal. There are white lies. For the…
Read MoreLying: Bad or Good? “Do These Pants Make Me Look Fat?”
By Guest Blogger Liespy *Liespy is a regular contributor to David Matsumoto’s blog. She honed her deception detecting skills as a fraud investigator for the insurance industry and employs these skills to analyze the world at large. It depends on the type of lie. “White lies” are considered innocent: we don’t see them as causing…
Read MoreCatching Liars
By Guest Blogger Liespy *Liespy is a regular contributor to David Matsumoto’s blog. She honed her deception detecting skills as a fraud investigator for the insurance industry and employs these skills to analyze the world at large. We’ve blogged about how learning to read facial microexpressions of emotion can help you see hot spots. If…
Read MoreSo You Want to Be An Expert (part 3 of 3)?
Take Home Points for Step 1 and Step 2 We covered Step 1 and Step 2 in the previous blogs. Let’s review the take home points. Step 1: since the face conveys lots of information, you want to learn what to look for given your specific interest or profession and what you should ignore. This…
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