There's nothing worse than someone lies to you. When it happens, you often wonder how someone can fool you successfully. Here are some tips on how to find the liar (说谎者).
The big pause (停顿)
Lying is not an easy task for the body and brain to deal with. First, your brain has to hide the truth. And try to invent a new lie and act it out. This often leads to a longer pause than normal before answering. The liar often asks some questions like "Why do you ask that?" to get more time to think about it rather than a direct response.
The eye dart (急扫)
Humans have more eye expressions than any other animal and our eyes can give away if we're trying to hide something. When we look up to our left to think, we're often trying to recall our memory. But when our eyes roll up to our right, we can be thinking more creatively.
The lost breath
Bending (歪曲) the truth causes a stress response in most people. The mouth dries, the body sweats more, so they soon get wet. The pulse becomes more quickly and the rhythm of the breaming changes to shorter or shallower (浅的). These can often be both seen and heard.
Overcompensating (表现过激)
A liar will often speak more and do more gestures. The liar often looks straightly at you without blinking his or her eyes. And he or she would do the same gesture again and again.
The poker face
Some people prefer to use the poker face so that they can avoid eye contact when they're considering hiding the truth.
The face hide
When someone tells a lie, he or she often has a strong feeling to hide his or her face. For example, he or she may touch the nose with hands or cover the mouth.
Self-comfort touches
The stress and discomfort of lying often produces gestures that are to comfort the liar, such as rocking，hair-stroking or playing with wedding rings. When we are telling a lie, we may use these self-comfort gestures more often than usual.
