Book description
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.
