Is It Possible to Spot a Liar?

Worked for six years as a court reporter and sat through many depositions and court proceedings where at least one of the parties had to be lying. As a means of concentration (essential for this job), it helped to focus intently on the person speaking. Every little eye movement, snicker, body shift, sweat drop, tear drop, etc., could be observed (though obviously unrecorded). What I tell people still is that it was not the grand drama that fascinated me but the near impossibility to tell which person was lying. Surprisingly, people do that very well. Sad to say.

Laura Freberg Professor of Psychology at Cal poly and a member of this network wrote on this subject... with a short powerpoint presentation... entitled: "Is he/she lying to you?" http://laurafreberg.com/blog/?p=101 Roger Freberg