How to Catch a Liar: An Analysis of Dr. Phil’s Tips

A few days ago we posted this video of Dr. Phil giving some tips on “how to catch a liar”. In this blog post, we outline some of the tips he gave and debunk fact from fiction. You have to give Dr. Phil some credit because some of the information he presents is in fact,…

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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…

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Detecting True Lies: Police Officers’ Ability to Detect Suspects’ Lies

We recently came across this interesting article “Detecting True Lies: Police Officers’ Ability to Detect Suspects’ Lies” which was written by Samantha Mann, Aldert Vrij and Ray Bull of the University of Portsmouth Psychology Department. Vrij, a professor of applied social psychology, has written over 350 articles and book chapters mainly on the topics of…

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Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 15 “Teachers and Pupils”

In this week’s episode of Lie to Me, Dr. Cal Lightman and his team investigate the shooting of Officer Nick Hardy, who was gunned down after investigating a domestic disturbance call in an apartment building. The injury left Hardy paralyzed and unable to move any part of his body, including the muscles in his face.…

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