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Are you a good liar?

Test your Lie-Q

http://liespotting.com/liespotting-basics/quiz/

Most people are no better than chimpanzees at detecting lies. Since wehear as many as 200 lies a day, we live with a hidden problem most of us areunaware of. With training in the fundamentals of deception detection, we cansignificantly improve our liespotting skills. How much do you know aboutliespotting? Before you step into real-world situations that demand watchfuleyes and ears, test your knowledge with our Lie-Q quiz:

1. Which of the following is the least reliable indicator of deception?

Presence or absence of illustrators when talking

Vocal quality

Facial microexpressions

Fake smiles

2. When asked the direct question At what time did you leave the office

last Friday afternoon? a deceptive person is more likely to:

Repeat the question in full before answering

Repeat just a few words of the question before answering

3. A deceptive person will avoid direct eye contact with you when asked aquestion:

True

False

4. Which of these two smiles is fake?

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Photo A

Photo B

5. When someone says To be honest in response to a direct question:

It indicates he is likely telling the truth

It suggests he is lying or omitting something

6. You are trying to better understand what motivated someone to

behave deceptively. They have already admitted to you that they lied.How should you phrase the question to minimize a defensiveresponse?

Tell them all of the facts you already know about the situation and all of thepeople you have already spoken to so they understand you won't listen to b.s.

Ask them directly why they behaved the way they did.

Ask them what made them do what they did.

Be as silent as possible and just let them talk.

7. Fake smiles can be identified because of the lack of action in whichmuscles?

Muscles orbiting the eye

Muscles at the corners of the mouthMuscles around the jaw

8. When a person is lying, the mistakes that can reveal his deception aremore likely to be found in:

The words of his story

His nonverbal behavior

9. Which of these seven primary emotions are expressed with the samefacial expressions worldwide? Fear, Sadness, Disgust, Happiness,Contempt, Surprise, Anger

All of the above

Anger and Contempt

Sadness and Fear

None of the above10. People telling a lie will often involuntarily blink more than they dowhen theyre telling the truth.

True

False

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11. Which one of the 7 primary emotions appears as an asymmetricalfacial expression in its truthful form?

Fear

SadnessDisgust

Happiness

Contempt

Surprise

Anger

12. A Detailed prologue is:

likely to be found in true story

likely to be found in deceptive story

13. Use of strict chronological order is:

likely to be found in true story

likely to be found in deceptive story

14. Expression of emotion is:

likely to be found in true story

likely to be found in deceptive story

15. Use of Illustration with gestures is:

likely to be found in true story

likely to be found in deceptive story

16. Addition of an Epilogue is:

likely to be found in true story

likely to be found in deceptive story

17. Detail around the main event:

likely to be found in true story

likely to be found in deceptive story