Lying About Lying
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Having just finished conducting my portion of a training program on organizational leadership, I decided to hang around and listen to the next presenter. It proved unsettling. His subject was interpersonal communication. However, curiously, he began by promising the participants he would teach them how to spot someone in the act of lying. This particular mind-reading capacity would serve them well in their business and personal dealings, he claimed.
Surveys suggest many folks believe they can discern when another person is being disingenuous. How? By observing what psychologists call âmicro-expressions.â Ostensibly, subtle behaviors like eye movements, facial twitches, shifts in vocal tone and a slew of other autonomic responses unmask those who seek to deceive. These so-called indicators differ from those measured by lie detector tests, which record biometric markers like respiration, heart rate, blood pressure, etc. Of course, lie detectors
Study reveals women’s pain not taken as seriously as men’s pain
The results of the study exposed a significant patient gender bias that could lead to disparities in treatments. The novel research published in the Journal of Pain was co-authored by Elizabeth Losin, assistant professor of psychology
By ANI| Posted by Nikita Venkatesh | Published: 7th April 2021 5:42 pm IST
Florida: Researchers found that when male and female patients expressed the same amount of pain, observers viewed female patients’ pain as less intense and more likely to benefit from psychotherapy versus medication as compared to men’s pain.
The results of the study exposed a significant patient gender bias that could lead to disparities in treatments.