Detecting Lies and Deceit

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.

ISBN 0470516259   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780470516256 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 732 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Published in Chicester Imprint Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)   Series title Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing & Law Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780471853169 Publication date 11 Jan 2008   Height (mm) 225 Library of Congress 2008273336   Width (mm) 155 DEWEY 153.6   Spine width (mm) 28 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Professional / Scholarly Pages 502

1		Introduction		1
2		Lying: A Selfish Act and a Social Lubricant		11
3		Nonverbal Behaviour and Deception		37
4		Individual Verbal Cues to Deception		101
5		Beliefs About Nonverbal and Verbal Cues to Deception		115
6		Lie Detection Without Using Specialised Tools		141
7		The Behaviour Analysis Interview		189
8		Statement Validity Assessment		201
9		Reality Monitoring		261
10		Scientific Content Analysis		281
11		Physiological Lie Detection: The Concern Approach		293
12		Physiological Lie Detection: The Orienting Reflex Approach		343
13		Physiological Lie Detection: functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)		365
14		Pitfalls: Why People Fail To Catch Liars		373
15		Opportunities: How People Can Improve Their Lie Detection Skills		389
		Epilogue		419
		References		421
		Index		483

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