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Lie detection

Lie detection is an assessment of a verbal statement with the goal to reveal a possible intentional deceit. Lie detection may refer to a cognitive process of detecting deception by evaluating message content as well as non-verbal cues. Typically, people are not as good at detecting lies as they think they are. The average person can only detect lying…

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Questioning and testing techniques

Polygraph

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Non-verbal behavior

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Lie detection

Nodes64
Edges63
Triples38
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.03125
Components1

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Lie detection

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related to Polygraph · 15
Lie detection → CQT, GKT, If, It, Lie, Micro-expressions, Polygraphs, Respiration, Results, The, These, They, This, To, While
related to Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) · 4
Lie detection → FMRI, Functional, The, While
is a · 1
Lie detection → assessment of a verbal statement with the goal to reveal a possible intentional deceit

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deception lie used polygraph lying also test may accuracy truth detection people response fmri use subject questions cognitive non-verbal studies

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Lie detectionis aassessment of a verbal statement with the goal to reveal a possible intentional deceit0.90text
decreasedinstance ofincreased cognitive load due to lying may be reflected in non-verbal cues0.80text
slower movementinstance ofincreased cognitive load due to lying may be reflected in non-verbal cues0.80text
but this difference is so subtle it is overshadowed by variability between individualsinstance ofincreased cognitive load due to lying may be reflected in non-verbal cues0.80text
'I'instance ofThe first is fewer first-person pronouns0.80text
'me'instance ofThe first is fewer first-person pronouns0.80text
'my'instance ofThe first is fewer first-person pronouns0.80text
'mine'instance ofThe first is fewer first-person pronouns0.80text
and 'myselfinstance ofThe first is fewer first-person pronouns0.80text
exceptinstance offew exclusionary words0.80text
but or norinstance offew exclusionary words0.80text
the Silent Talker Lie Detector monitor large numbers of microexpressions over time slotsinstance ofDevices0.80text

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