Personal Development, Practical Psychology
Free
- 99 students
- 22 lessons
- 2 quizzes
- 100 hour duration
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Module I - Why People Lie, Stats and Risk Factors
Description
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Module II - Different state of deception & how to detect them
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Module III - How lying or deception can poison one personal or professional life
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Module IV - Detecting lies & deception through Eyes/Face Expressions
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Module V - Signs of Lying through Verbal Responses
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Module VI -The Magic behind reading Body language Cues
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Module VII - What is “Visual Lying Test?
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Module VIII - How to identify, compare and assess different types of liars & deceivers
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Module IX -
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Module X - Final Quiz
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Support Materials
Why People Lie, Stats & Risk Factors – Module I
Module I – Why People Lie, Stats & Risk Factors
Lie!
The last thing you can expect to hear from a person you are talking to. But why exactly they lie?
The answer is interesting!
People deceive to gain power.
Yes, you have heard it right!
According to social behavioral experts, lying is actually used for getting dominance. Do you remember when did you tell half-truth last time?
Coming back to the real world, a research tells us that 22% of average people, like you and me lies for deception or covering a mistake. You can relate it to your teenage trivial untruth stories. How our parents believed that we were attending school what we bunked!
The second group with 16% observation lies for getting some financial benefit! I wonder how your friend did tell near the truth to take a loan from you!
If you are in the next group of liars with 15% of the population, you would probably tell a lie to get a personal advantage. The rest of them lie to avoid an annoying figure, or to be funny in social gathering!
What was your pickup line used for your partner?
Was it a lie? For your information, 8% people exaggerate to impress others.
Now, let’s consider the risk factors of lying.
What will happen if someone is a pathological liar? That will be vulnerable for sure! According to the researchers, a pathological liar will tell a lie so normally that none can detect.
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If something can detect deception… there will be a loss of dignity in front of the audience. The liar becomes untrustworthy. The best part of detecting a liar is staying safe. 5% of people lie for hurting. Detecting them may save your life or reputation!
Lying is good for sometimes! Otherwise, who else wants to speak the truth when the wife is interrogating about missing the anniversary?
Detect deception, detect liars. Save yourself and save money!
Lying Types:
Cover up a mistake or misdeed = Deception 22%
Gain Financial benefits = Economic Advantage 16%
Another type of benefits = Personal Advantage 15%
Escape or evade other people = Avoidance 14%
Shape a positive image = Self Impression 8%
Make people laugh = Humor 5%
Help people = Altruistic 5%
Hurt other people =Malicious 5%
Avoid being Rude = Social 3%
Other reasons = 7%
