News tagged with lying
Let customers lie? Research says maybe
(PhysOrg.com) -- Honesty may be the best policy, but new research from the University of Sydney suggests that consumers feel more satisfied if they lie and get what they want than if they tell the truth.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 27, 2012 |
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Can a machine tell when you're lying? Research suggests the answer is 'yes'
Inspired by the work of psychologists who study the human face for clues that someone is telling a high-stakes lie, UB computer scientists are exploring whether machines can also read the visual cues that give away deceit.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Study: LinkedIn resumes more honest -- in some ways
A new study says people are less likely to lie about big things on resumes they post on the professional network LinkedIn compared with traditional resumes.
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Computer spots micro clue to lies
(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether you are playing poker or haggling over a deal you might think that you can hide your true emotions.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Online communication boosts lying and E-mail is the medium that contains the most lies: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers finds that communication using computers for instant messaging and e-mail increases lying compared to face-to-face conversations, and that e-mail ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Computer scientist seeks the real meaning of language
Better be careful about telling a lie to Julia Hirschberg. The computer science professor, an expert in spoken language, examines what people unconsciously communicate through such things as intonation, accent ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 27, 2011 |
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British group unveils facial reading lie-detector
(PhysOrg.com) -- A British team of researchers led by Professor Hassan Ugail of Bradford University have demonstrated a new type of lie-detector at the annual British Science Festival in Bradford. Instead of hooking people ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Avatar may soon be keeping your safe in the skies
(PhysOrg.com) -- Lie detection is coming to a whole new level. Soon we will not have to rely on the work of individual agents to figure out who is just trying to get on a plane and who is a criminal mastermind ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Lie detection: Misconceptions, pitfalls and opportunities for improvement
Unlike Pinocchio, liars do not usually give telltale signs that they are being dishonest. In lieu of a growing nose, is there a way to distinguish people who are telling the truth from those who aren't? A new report in Psychological Sc ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 16, 2011 |
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People lie as a way to manage modern communications
(PhysOrg.com) -- They're the little white lies we tell to save face or other people's feelings -- the "I'm on my way" text messages or "Got to go, phone's ringing" excuses during online chat sessions.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 21, 2010 |
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In the job hunt, people do lie, but honesty pays off, study finds
Honesty pays off, according to a new study of job seekers. When job applicants were warned that a pre-employment test could detect fake responses, they gave more honest answers -- a result that could improve their chances ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Dirty hands, dirty mouths: Study finds a need to clean the body part that lies
Apparently your mom had it right when she threatened to wash your mouth out with soap if you talked dirty. Lying really does create a desire to clean the "dirty" body part, according to a University of Michigan study.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Trusting people make better lie detectors
Trusting others may not make you a fool or a Pollyanna, according to a study in the current Social Psychological and Personality Science. Instead it can be a sign that you're smart.
Aug 13, 2010 |
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'You can't hide your lyin' eyes': Eye-tracking lie-detection
Shifty eyes long have been thought to signify a person's problem telling the truth. Now a group of University of Utah researchers are taking that old adage to a new level.
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Lies my parents told me: New study shows parents use deception to influence their children
(PhysOrg.com) -- Parents say that honesty is the best policy, but they regularly lie to their children as a way of influencing their behaviour and emotions, finds new research from the University of Toronto and the University ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 22, 2009 |
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