18 ATTRIBUTES OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE LIARS


There is something darkly fascinating about those skilled in verbal legerdemain. And at least one team of scientists, led by Dutch psychologist Aldert Vrij, believes that it has identified the precise ingredients of "good liars." These researchers outline the following 18 traits that, if ever they were to coalesce in a perfect storm of a single perpetrator, would strain even seasoned interrogators’ lie-detectionabilities:


1. MANIPULATIVENESS:

"Machiavellians" are pragmatic liars who ain't fearful or anxious. They are "scheming but not silly," explain the authors. "In conversations, they tend to dominate, but they also seem relaxed, talented and confident."


2. ACTING:

Good actors make good liars; receptive audiences encourage confidence.


3. EXPRESSIVENESS:

Animated people create favorable first impressions, making liars seductive and their expressions distracting.


4. PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS:

Fair or unfair, pretty people are judged as being more honest than unattractive people.


5. NATURAL PERFORMERS:

These people can adapt to abrupt changes in the discourse with a convincing spontaneity.


6. EXPERIENCE:

Prior lying helps people manage familiar emotions, such as guilt and fear, which can “leak” behaviourally and tip off observers.


7. CONFIDENCE:

Like anything else, believing in yourself is half the battle; you’ve got to believe in your ability to deceive others.


8. EMOTIONAL CAMOUFLAGE:

Liars "mask their stark inclination to show the emotional expressions they truly feel" by feigning the opposite effect.


9. ELOQUENCE:

Eloquent speakers confound listeners with word play and buy extra time to ponder a plausible answer by giving long-winded responses.


10. WELL-PREPAREDNESS:

This minimizes fabrication on the spot, which is vulnerable to detection.


11. UNVERIFIABLE RESPONDING:

Concealing information ("I honestly don’t remember"is preferable to a constructed lie because it cannot be disconfirmed.


12. INFORMATION FRUGALITY:

Saying as little as possible in response to pointed questions makes it all the more difficult to confirm or disconfirm details.


13. ORIGINAL THINKING:

Even meticulous liars can be thrown by the unexpected, so the ability to give original, convincing, non-scripted responses comes in handy.


14. RAPID THINKING:

Delays and verbal fillers ("ums" and "ahs"signal deception, so good liars are quick-witted, thinking fast on their feet.


15. INTELLIGENCE:

Enables an efficient shouldering of the “cognitive load” imposed by lying, since there are many complex, simultaneously occurring demands associated with monitoring one’s own deceptiveness.


16. GOOD MEMORY:

Interrogators’ ears will prick at inconsistencies. A good memory allows a liar to remember details without tripping in their own fibs.


17. TRUTH ADHERENCE:

Lies that "bend the truth" are generally more convincing, and require less cognitive effort, than those that involve fabricating an entire story.


18. DECODING:

The ability to detect suspicion in the listener allows the liar to make the necessary adjustments, borrowing from strategies in the preceding skill set.


Why give the criminals such helpful advice? The author anticipated these concerns, clarifying that he hopes this knowledge will assist interrogators, rather than those sitting on the other side of the table.

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I'll read later.
So there are liars and effective liars?
One thing I have noticed is that "effective Liars" are usually higly composed and have a very good command of the language.
Liars also get better with time and constant practice.

Ha-ha I possess all those quality except number 6. I jack lack experience

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Blured:
Nice

Thanks

dat5starguy:
I'll read later.

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Is it a game of manipulation and doesn't this type of lying tie into narcissistic traits?

Some narcissist traits are:

Manipulation
Charismatic
Charming
Controlling
Conceited
Inflated self-perception
Creates drama/over dramatic
Likes to be in the spotlight
Exaggerates their achievements
Requires constant admiration
Takes advantage of others
Compulsive liar
Cannot deal with criticism
Gets hurt easily
Extremely jealous
Appear strong on the surface
Desire for power
Difficulty understanding other people’s emotions
Lack empathy
Need control
Needy Behaviour
Centre of attention
Inauthentic
Highly Dominant
Attention seeking

SisterSister:
Is it a game of manipulation and doesn't this type of lying tie into narcissistic traits?

Some narcissist traits are:

Manipulation
Charismatic
Charming
Controlling
Conceited
Inflated self-perception
Creates drama/over dramatic
Likes to be in the spotlight
Exaggerates their achievements
Requires constant admiration
Takes advantage of others
Compulsive liar
Cannot deal with criticism
Gets hurt easily
Extremely jealous
Appear strong on the surface
Desire for power
Difficulty understanding other people’s emotions
Lack empathy
Need control
Needy Behaviour
Centre of attention
Inauthentic
Highly Dominant
Attention seeking

issorite

a perfect example is paul

tartar9:
a perfect example is paul

...which one be Paul kwa?