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.
Aldert Vrij is a Professor of Applied Social Psychology in the
Department of Psychology at the University of Portsmouth (UK). He has published more than
300 articles and book chapters to date, mainly on the subjects of nonverbal and verbal
cues to deception and lie detection. he also advises the police about conducting
interviews with suspects, acts as an Expert Witness in court, and gives invited talks and
workshops on lie detection to practitioners and scholars across the world. he is at
present Editor of Legal and Criminological Psychology, a forensic journal published by the
British Psychological Society.
Table of Contents
About the Author.
Series Preface.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
1 Introduction.
2 Lying: A Selfish Act and a Social Lubricant.
3 Nonverbal Behaviour and Deception.
4 Individual Verbal Cues to Deception.
5 Beliefs about Nonverbal and Verbal Cues to Deception.
6 Lie Detection Without Using Specialised Tools.
7 The Behaviour Analysis Interview.
8 Statement Validity Assessment.
9 Reality Monitoring.
10 Scientific Content Analysis.
11 Physiological Lie Detection: The Concern Approach.
12 Physiological Lie Detection: The Orienting Reflex Approach.
13 Physiological Lie Detection: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI).
14 Pitfalls: Why People Fail to Catch Liars.
15 Opportunities: How People Can Improve Their Lie Detection Skills.
Epilogue.
References.
Index.
502 pages, Paperback