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Detecting Lies and Deceit: Pitfalls and Opportunities Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Vrij, Aldert (Author)
ISBN: 0470516240     ISBN-13: 9780470516249
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
OUR PRICE:   $188.05  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: March 2008
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Annotation: 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.


Published in the Wiley Series in the Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law
Seried Editors:
Professor Graham Davies and Professor Ray Bull, "University of Leicester, UK"
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Law | Medical Law & Legislation
- Psychology | Clinical Psychology
- Psychology | Forensic Psychology
Dewey: 153.6
Series: Wiley Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law
Physical Information: 1.25" H x 6" W x 9" (2.00 lbs) 504 pages
 
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Publisher 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.