How to Catch a Liar: Dr. Phil

Dr. Phil was on “The Early Show” late April, giving viewers tips on how to “catch a liar”. In the video, which can be seen below, he gives specific tips and advice on how to detect deception. Just how accurate was he? Were the tips he gave factual and informative? Give us your opinion and…

Read More

Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 18 “Headlock”

For us, this episode of Lie to Me was very disappointing. It went a bit too far in inaccurately depicting the life of a deception expert and microexpressions scientist. If one was to watch the show purely for the drama factor, “Headlock” may not have been too bad. But for actual scientists and researchers working…

Read More

Lie to Me Preview 8/2 “Headlock”

This upcoming Monday’s episode of Lie to Me should be interesting… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL8jsP38Fxo&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

Police Lie Detection Accuracy: The Effect of Lie Scenario

This study, conducted by the late Dr. Maureen O’Sullivan of the University of San Francisco and Dr. Mark Frank of the University of Buffalo, et. al. focused on the ability of police officers to detect lies. In particular, these researchers focused on the effect of the lie scenario- whether officers were more accurate when detecting…

Read More