We struggle to detect deception in strangers from "summary" of Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
The problem is that we think we can easily spot a lie. We believe that liars give themselves away with obvious, uncontrollable cues. We expect deception to be written all over a person's face. We think liars avert their gaze, fidget, and stammer. We think they get hostile. We think they repeat themselves. We think they excessively blink. We think they look up and to the right. We think they scrunch up their noses. We think they press their lips together. We think they shuffle their feet. We think they cover their mouths. We think they clear their throats. We think they touch their noses. We think they rub their eyes. We think they shift in their seats. We think they place objects between themselves and their interrogators. We think they swallow hard. We think they look down. We think they run their hands through their hair. We think they cross their arms. We think they shrug. The problem is that all of these supposed signs of deception are, in fact, just as likely to be signs of anxiety. And the problem with anxiety is that it distracts us. It makes it harder for us to pay attention. It causes us to miss the real signs of deceit. An...
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