Five Of The Most Crucial Points From The Class Lying And Deception

Lying and Deception class was a class that should be available to everyone. The concepts discussed are experienced daily and are incredibly informative to anyone.

1. Eyewitnesses can make or break someones future

Alot of people don't realize that eyewitness tesimonies are believed about 80% of the time. 70% of cases are exonerated through DNA evidence when they were convicted on eyewitness accounts. That means 80% of people who are released from prison are actually INNOCENT but have suffered due to eyewitness accounts.

2. Self Deception

Self deception is motivated unawareness of conflicting knowledge that is threatening and so infor is selectively filtered from awareness as a physiological defense. It's scary to think we have no control over what we actually believe to be true if it is threatening to our own self image.

3. Hot Spots

Hot spots are times when a persons facial expressions are at odds with what they are trying to say. These are especially useful during interrogations in which people show the opposite expression that would usually be paired with what they are saying at that moment in time. When hot spots occur, it is most useful to ask more questions regarding the subject matter exposed during the hot spot.

4. Visual Deception

The concept of visual deception is so very important because it can affect a persons health. The most common, undisclosed form of visual deception is in the media in which models are photoshopped to look more like the stereotypical "perfect woman". It is important to realize how prominent visual deception is to remain sanity.

5. Information Control

People should have the right to know what is going on in their own country....right? Information control says otherwise. Public lies are shaped a certain way with a specific goal in mind. With that being said, is the information you are receiving leaving main and significant points out? It is important to know that there is an underlying force controlling what parts of the truth is told to the public. Be careful...you think you might no everything but really you know nothing.