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Author : John E. Reid
Release : 1977
Genre : Lie detectors and detection
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Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Truth and Deception by : John E. Reid
Download or read book Truth and Deception written by John E. Reid. This book was released on 1977. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Timothy R. Levine
Release : 2019
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 680/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Duped by : Timothy R. Levine
Download or read book Duped written by Timothy R. Levine. This book was released on 2019. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A scrupulous account that overturns many commonplace notions about how we can best detect lies and falsehoods From the advent of fake news to climate-science denial and Bernie Madoff's appeal to investors, people can be astonishingly gullible. Some people appear authentic and sincere even when the facts discredit them, and many people fall victim to conspiracy theories and economic scams that should be dismissed as obviously ludicrous. This happens because of a near-universal human tendency to operate within a mindset that can be characterized as a "truth-default." We uncritically accept most of the messages we receive as "honest." We all are perceptually blind to deception. We are hardwired to be duped. The question is, can anything be done to militate against our vulnerability to deception without further eroding the trust in people and social institutions that we so desperately need in civil society? Timothy R. Levine's Duped: Truth-Default Theory and the Social Science of Lying and Deception recounts a decades-long program of empirical research that culminates in a new theory of deception--truth-default theory. This theory holds that the content of incoming communication is typically and uncritically accepted as true, and most of the time, this is good. Truth-default allows humans to function socially. Further, because most deception is enacted by a few prolific liars, the so called "truth-bias" is not really a bias after all. Passive belief makes us right most of the time, but the catch is that it also makes us vulnerable to occasional deceit. Levine's research on lie detection and truth-bias has produced many provocative new findings over the years. He has uncovered what makes some people more believable than others and has discovered several ways to improve lie-detection accuracy. In Duped, Levine details where these ideas came from, how they were tested, and how the findings combine to produce a coherent new understanding of human deception and deception detection.
Author : Michael R. Napier
Release : 2017-07-06
Genre : Law
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 658/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Behavior, Truth and Deception by : Michael R. Napier
Download or read book Behavior, Truth and Deception written by Michael R. Napier. This book was released on 2017-07-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on practical approaches for the experienced investigator, Michael R. Napier, a 27-year veteran of the FBI, presents Behavior, Truth, and Deception: Applying Profiling and Analysis to the Interview Process, 2nd Edition. This hands-on volume, drawn from years of experience interviewing suspects, reveals the targeted subject interviewing process (TSI). This technique combines all known tactics learned from criminal personality profiling and investigative analysis into an effective strategy for interviewing a suspect. The book describes the skill sets and essential elements that directly contribute to a successful interrogation and outlines an interview plan using these analytical and profiling concepts. Topics discussed include: Origins of offender motivation An analytical methodology for criminal investigative analysis Indirect personality assessment before the suspect interview Interview and interrogation techniques, including verbal strategies and nonverbal communications Interviews in rape cases Analysis of 911 calls made by a potential suspect Homicidal behavior Child molesters and stalkers Cultural considerations Tips for making interviews withstand legal challenges A blend of insight from seasoned law enforcement professionals and behavioral experts, this fascinating volume helps investigators get under the skin of the suspect, expose deception, and bring out the truth. Employing crime scene scenarios to demonstrate concepts, the book includes a victim questionnaire capturing offender behavior, form templates, and a glossary, making this a one-stop reference for law enforcement professionals charged with solving crimes and bringing offenders to justice.
Author : Austin Sarat
Release : 2015-07-20
Genre : Law
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 780/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Law and Lies by : Austin Sarat
Download or read book Law and Lies written by Austin Sarat. This book was released on 2015-07-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to thematically investigate lying in the American legal system.
Author : David Nyberg
Release : 1994
Genre : Family & Relationships
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 528/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Varnished Truth by : David Nyberg
Download or read book The Varnished Truth written by David Nyberg. This book was released on 1994. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone says that lying is wrong. But when we say that lying is bad and hurtful and that we would never intentionally tell a lie, are we really deceiving anyone? In this wise and insightful book, David Nyberg exposes the tacit truth underneath our collective pretense and reveals that an occasional lie can be helpful, healthy, creative, and, in some situations, even downright moral. Through familiar and often entertaining examples, Nyberg explores the purposes deception serves, from the social kindness of the white lie to the political ends of diplomacy to the avoidance of pain or unpleasantness. He looks at the lies we tell ourselves as well, and contrary to the scolding of psychologists demonstrates that self-deception is a necessary function of mental health, one of the mind's many weapons against stress, uncertainty, and chaos. Deception is in our nature, Nyberg tells us. In civilization, just as in the wilderness, survival does not favor the fully exposed or conspicuously transparent self. As our minds have evolved, as practical intelligence has become more refined, as we have learned the subtleties of substituting words and symbols for weapons and violence, deception has come to play a central and complex role in social life. The Varnished Truth takes us beyond philosophical speculation and clinical analysis to give a sense of what it really means to tell the truth. As Nyberg lays out the complexities involved in leading a morally decent life, he compels us to see the spectrum of alternatives to telling the truth and telling a clear-cut lie. A life without self-deception would be intolerable and a world of unconditional truth telling unlivable. His argument that deception and self-deception are valuable to both social stability and individual mental health boldly challenges popular theories on deception, including those held by Sissela Bok and Daniel Goleman. Yet while Nyberg argues that we deceive, among other reasons, so that we might not perish of the truth, he also cautions that we deceive carelessly, thoughtlessly, inhumanely, and selfishly at our own peril.
