Why do people lie? Do gender and personality differences affect how people lie? How can lies be detected?
Detecting Lies and Deceit provides the most comprehensive review of deception to date. This revised edition provides an up-to-date account of deception research and discusses the working and efficacy of the most commonly used lie detection tools, including:
Behaviour Analysis Interview
Statement Validity Assessment
Reality Monitoring
Scientific Content Analysis
Several different polygraph tests
Voice Stress Analysis
Thermal Imaging
EEG-P300
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
All three aspects of deception are covered: nonverbal cues, speech and written statement analysis and (neuro)physiological responses. The most common errors in lie detection are discussed and practical guidelines are provided to help professionals improve their lie detection skills.
Detecting Lies and Deceit is a must-have resource for students, academics and professionals in psychology, criminology, policing and law.
The lesson here is there is no Pinocchio nose to detecting lies. No magic wand or secret method.
It's a minefield and for any methodology to be of any real use in law enforcement or court testimony, a lot more study and development is necessary before we'll be anywhere near close to a achieving really useful tools.
This book alongside the newly published ‘Detecting Deception: Current challenges and cognitive approaches’ and ‘Applied issues in investigative interviewing, eyewitness memory, and credibility assessment’ are essential resources for anyone who is serious about reviewing the latest findings in deception focussed research.
Detecting Lies and Deceit est réservé à un public averti (policiers, gendarmes, psys et autres métiers où la détection du mensonge est nécessaire). Le livre est très riche mais également complexe. Chaque notion est abordée de façon scientifique et fait référence aux travaux d'autres chercheurs sur le sujet. On y apprend énormément...
I would definitely recommend this book for anyone interested in forensic psychology or lie detection. It is suitable for anyone; not just academics or scholars, and I really enjoyed this book.
Buy it!