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Test Your Lie-Q

Most people are no better than chimpanzees at detecting lies. Since we hear as many as 200 lies a day, we live with a hidden problem most of us are unaware of. With training in the fundamentals of deception detection, we can significantly improve our liespotting skills. How much do you know about liespotting? Before you step into real-world situations that demand watchful eyes 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 a question:

True
False

4. Which of these two smiles is fake?

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 defensive response?

Tell them all of the facts you already know about the situation and all of the people 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 which muscles?

Muscles orbiting the eye
Muscles at the corners of the mouth
Muscles around the jaw

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

The words of his story
His nonverbal behavior

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

All of the above
Anger and Contempt
Sadness and Fear
None of the above

10. People telling a lie will often involuntarily blink more than they do when they’re telling the truth.

True
False

11. Which of the following verbal clues to deception are found in Bill Clinton’s notorious denial: “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.”

Distancing statement
Specific denial
Non-contracted denial
All of the above

12. Which one of the 7 primary emotions appears as an asymmetrical facial expression in its truthful form?

Fear
Sadness
Disgust
Happiness
Contempt
Surprise
Anger

13. A Detailed prologue is:

likely to be found in true story
likely to be found in deceptive story

14. Use of strict chronological order is:

likely to be found in true story
likely to be found in deceptive story

15. Expression of emotion is:

likely to be found in true story
likely to be found in deceptive story

16. Use of Illustration with gestures is:

likely to be found in true story
likely to be found in deceptive story

17. Addition of an Epilogue is:

likely to be found in true story
likely to be found in deceptive story

18. Detail around the main event:

likely to be found in true story
likely to be found in deceptive story