Written for Tactics and Preparedness, Issue 6, April 2014 By Dr. Hyi Sung Hwang and Dr. David Matsumoto Behavioral anomalies are verbal and nonverbal signs of cognitions and emotions that give additional clues to what an individual is thinking and feeling beyond the content of the words being spoken. We can improve our ability to…
Read MoreYour Questions Answered by Dr. Matsumoto Part 3!
Thank to you everyone for your overwhelming response to the “Submit your questions to Dr. Matsumoto” post a month ago. Here are a few questions and answers by Dr. Matsumoto himself! Find out more about Dr. Matsumoto and his research at his website Chris C: Q: How many different facial emotions have been identified, including…
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Michael Paul Astorga is on trial for the murder of Deputy James McGrane Jr. in New Mexico. For those that may not be familiar with the story, Astorga is accused of shooting Deputy McGrane after being pulled over for a traffic stop on New Mexico Highway 337 4 years ago. Jury deliberations for Astorga’s trial…
Read MoreHow Lies Can Spiral Out of Control
Thanks to Eyes for Lies for giving us the idea for this blog topic! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMsDXwFc_qE[/youtube] ABC’s 20/20 ran a show this past weekend about a woman named Biurny Peguero who falsely accused a man named William McCaffrey of raping her back in December of 2005. Despite the lack of DNA evidence, McCaffrey was sentenced to…
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