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 MoreDetecting 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…
Read MoreHelping Visually Impaired Individuals “See” Emotions
A recent article published on the Science Daily website reports a new technology that could help those who are visually impaired to “see” emotions. For his doctoral thesis at Umea University in Sweden, Shafiq ur Rehman developed a new tool that converts facial emotions into special tactile sensations for the visually impaired. Rehman’s study is…
Read MoreThe Seven Basic Emotions: Do You Know Them?
Over half a century of scientific research has documented that 7 universal facial expressions of emotion are expressed and recognized, all around the world, regardless of race, culture, nationality, religion, gender or any other demographic variable. They are: Anger, Contempt, Fear, Disgust, Happiness, Sadness and Surprise. But what exactly are the 7 basic emotions and where…
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