A. techniques B. negative C. factual D. slip E. identify F. conscious G. stick H. distance I. analyzers J. approach K. deceptive |
The Language of Lying
“Sorry, my phone died.” “It’s nothing. I’m fine.” “I love you.”
We hear anywhere from 10 to 200 lies a day, and we spent much of our history coming up with ways to detect them, from medieval torture devices to polygraphs, blood-pressure and breathing monitors, voice-stress
Psychologically speaking, we lie partly to paint a better picture of ourselves, connecting our fantasies to the person we wish we were rather than the person we are. But while our brain is busy dreaming, it’s letting plenty of signals
A technology known as linguistic text analysis has helped to
First, liars mention themselves less when making
Second, liars tend to be more
Third, liars tend to use longer sentence structure, inserting irrelevant but
A.brilliant | B.intelligent | C.innovative | D.conscious |
A.criminal | B.conventional | C.critical | D.conscious |
A.confident | B.conscious | C.grateful | D.annoyed |
A.capable | B.aware | C.conscious | D.able |
A.eager | B.nervous | C.anxious | D.conscious |
A.strange | B.amusing | C.curious | D.conscious |
A.capable | B.able | C.conscious | D.ignorant |
A. addicted B. pleasing C. limited D. baggage E. conscious F. quotation G. operating H. imposed I. strings J. informative K. sinking |
Who’s in control of your life? Who is pulling your
So when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug—we are
But just as with any drug there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom—the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot control what other people think. People have their own agenda, and they come with their own
So how can we take back control? I think there’s only one way—make a(n)