Friday, March 9, 2012
Lies.
Lie: A deliberate attempt to mislead without the prior consent of the target. We have all done it, in one way or another. A study was shown that people lie a third of the time in their interactions with others. Its frightening to learn how much lying occurs, and the individual must conclude what really is the real truth. When people tell lie, there are cues that can be picked up to uncover them. Those telling a lie tend to tell the story chronologically, while those who are not will jump around, adding parts of the story here and there. Liars will move and blink less when telling their lie because they are using all their energy to keep thier story straight. They will also make fewer speech errors than truth tellers, and become more tense or high-pitched. This information can actually be very usefull in my life. I cannot wait to actually apply what I have learned to my everyday life. Can't wait to catch those liars!
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I had no idea that people lie that often. That would definitely be a problem trying to trust others. If people can lie to others faces without a problem I believe their credibility is extremely weak. I like that you gave examples on how you can tell when others are lying, now I will pay more attention to their eyes and the way they speak. I believe that lying takes too much energy because once you lie you have to remember the story you told and I feel that that is way too much time and energy to waste. You gave great examples and I definitely plan on putting them to use.
ReplyDeleteI also didn’t have any idea that people lie that much. Honestly I do lie to people but I really could never imagine actually lying to people that often, it seems a little too high of a ratio of lying vs. the truth because think about normal conversations between people. Is it just me or do people not need to lie about things like how there day is or how they have been. Considering that it really does seem to me that at least for myself personally, I don’t lie that much, and I’m really not trying to put myself on a pedestal but I just don’t really think that I need to lie to people.
ReplyDeletePeople are liars!! It’s true, whether it is a bold faced lie, or a little white lie, we all do it! It is a really bad habit but everyone has very different reasons for lying. It is easy to believe that people lie a third of the time when interacting with others. I do not think it is that high when it comes to close friends or relatives but we have a lot of interactions with strangers, where we are more guarded. Or we simply lie to keep conversations short and simple. For example, when the cashier casually asks, “How’s it going?” you’re not likely to “Oh, I feel awful, I got a lower grade on the test than I thought I would,” or anything like that. It seems to be programmed into us to say, “Good, and you?” even when situations are not even close to being good.
ReplyDeleteHaha, the last part of your post made me laugh! I found the topic of lies really interesting too! It tripped me out how much people lied according to the study the text talked about! It’s also crazy how only around 18% of lies are ever discovered… that totally freaks me out!! I feel like I’m going to be wondering all the time now what people are lying about and be on edge for every conversation -_- (Who knows, I might forget about this after tomorrow and have just lied to you right there!) I’m definitely going to try keep my eyes and ears open though and see if I can use this information to spot a lie!
ReplyDeleteI also had no idea that people lied so often. I know I have lied before, but I do not think I lie that much. As I read this section, I too thought it was interesting knowledge to acquire. I did know that most people tend to get nervous and tighten up their voice when they are lying, but to my surprise, I did not know people who tend to jump around in what they say tend to be telling the truth. To know that people actually chronologically say their lies is very useful knowledge to keep in mind for the future.
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