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Every day we deal with lies in our lives, sometimes unintentional, sometimes deliberate. A British survey once showed that the average person lies as many as 6 times a day, and even more than 2,000 times by the end of the year. However, lies are not useless, they can cause both harm and some benefit, just like our innate skills.
But do you believe that lying is actually a technical job? Today, I would like to recommend a thought-provoking psychology book called The Logic of Lies. Before reading this book, we need to be clear about one thing, and that is that lies are not divided solely by good and bad, but by the motives and purposes of the liar.
Lies can be divided into verbal lies and non-verbal lies. Adults often lie quite calmly, but they may experience a state of emotional stress inside, which is a trace of early lying experience. This state of emotional stress affects the body's autonomic nervous system, leading to a range of involuntary behaviors such as shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, muscle tightness, dry throat, and more. So, not only listen to what the liar says, but also observe the subtle changes in their bodies and expressions.
Paul Ekman is one of the international experts in the study of lies, and he is dedicated to the development of facial recognition lie detectors. This suggests that changes in the face may be the clearest sign when lying. When a person lies, although there is no obvious specific behavior, it is often accompanied by some specific behavior, such as hand movements, pursing lips, swallowing saliva, eye avoidance or fixation, etc.
In fact, lying causes a strong activation of the autonomic nervous system, leading to increased hormonal secretion, which in turn affects respiratory, cardiovascular and digestive functions. This makes lying a skill that requires special talent and training, and detecting a liar also requires highly specialized skills.
However, the history of lying and exposing lies dates back to the 18th century. At that time, German neuroscientist Franz Joseph Gahl proposed the theory of phrenology, while Italy's Ronbrosso summarized the physiognomy of criminals and invented an instrument for lying by measuring blood pressure.
The author of the book "The Logic of Lies", a well-known French psychoanalyst, clinical psychotherapist and psychological tutor, Pascal Neevo, helps readers better understand the psychology and logic of lies through profound research and analysis. The Chinese translation of this book was done by Chen Kexin and Zhao Lu, presenting readers with a feast of psychology.
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