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Article: Revealed: the real way to spot a liar; PEOPLE TELLING TRUTH ANSWER QUESTIONS FAR MORE QUICKLY, SAY SCIENTISTS.
- Article from:
- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 14, 2004
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Byline: ISABEL OAKESHOTT
LIARS give the game away by taking longer to answer questions than people who are telling the truth, new research reveals.
Scientists have discovered that being dishonest requires significantly more thought than telling the truth - and fibbers therefore need longer to concoct their reply than those answering honestly.
Their findings reveal that conventional liedetectors, which pick up medical readings such as heart rate and blood pressure, focus on the wrong signals and are far more complex than necessary.
Instead, they say the vast majority of liars can be caught out using a simple computer test measuring how ...