Simply put, the Duchenne smile is genuine. But fake smiles are all around, and this is how you can tell the difference.
ypically, when someone is authentically happy or laughing, they’ll produce those ever-dreaded crow’s feet.
ake/forced smiles, don’t typically involve the muscles around your eyes.
The power of a robust honor code—and abundant institutional resources
Cultural norms, complex religious influences and friendly police officers make losing something no big deal. But does this tell the whole story about Japan’s relationship with honesty?
People, including negotiators, lie every day, so when you’re trying to make a deal, it’s important to defend against deception. The best strategy, says the author, is to focus not on detecting lies but on preventing them. She outlines five tactics that research has shown to be…
Online dating site OKCupid has found an inexplicable number of men happen to be exactly six feet tall and there are four times as many people who claim to earn $100,000 per year as there should be. False advertising, or misrepresentation, is standard in any marketplace; the…
You can’t spot a liar just by looking, but psychologists are zeroing in on methods that might actually work.
You can’t spot a liar just by looking — but psychologists are zeroing in on methods that might actually work
The conventional wisdom about how to spot a liar is all wrong.