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essage with a novel twist…we think it’s a lie.</p><p id="49d5"><b><i>The falsifiability heuristic.</i></b> We have preconceived notions about what a lie looks like, and we look for those qualities when we evaluate a message. As a result, you may assume that a message with too many factual details is a fabrication, so if a message is more vague, you assume it’s true.</p><p id="2f87"><b><i>The infrequency heuristic.</i></b> We become accustomed to hearing the same kinds of stories over and over. This means when we encounter a message with a novel twist or unexpected events, we think it’s a lie.</p><p id="9ae5"><b><i>More from Kiki Wellington:</i></b></p><div id="7d62" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/your-cheating-voice-how-pitch-affects-perceptions-of-infidelity-a215bf0ed89b"> <div> <div> <h2>Quickie: Your Cheating Voice</h2> <div><h3>How pitch affects perceptions of infidelity</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*GbnDQK10pN65IbqhBGQmvA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="fa5c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/old-time-advice-on-love-relationships-and-sex-a6591dcd60ee"> <div> <div>

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    </div><p id="b29a"><b>Source:</b></p><p id="46d1">Cole, T., Leets, L. and Bradac, J. (2009, May 22). <i>Deceptive message processing: The role of attachment style and verbal intimacy markers in deceptive message judgments</i>. Communication Studies. <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10510970209388575">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10510970209388575</a></p></article></body>

Quickie: Can You Tell When Your Partner Is Lying?

You may not be the human lie detector you think you are

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Do you know when your partner is lying to you? Do you think that even though strangers may be able to pull the wool over your eyes, you can spot a lie coming from the one you love from a mile away?

If you believe your lie detection skills rival those of any polygraph machine, think again. Research suggests that there is a lot of faulty reasoning we engage in that leads us to believe we can identify untruths — even when we can’t. The following are examples of why we are really bad lie detectors:

The probing heuristic. We think that if we interrogate people, we can determine if they’re lying. If we’re unable to find a lie in what someone is telling us, we assume they’re being honest.

When we encounter a message with a novel twist…we think it’s a lie.

The falsifiability heuristic. We have preconceived notions about what a lie looks like, and we look for those qualities when we evaluate a message. As a result, you may assume that a message with too many factual details is a fabrication, so if a message is more vague, you assume it’s true.

The infrequency heuristic. We become accustomed to hearing the same kinds of stories over and over. This means when we encounter a message with a novel twist or unexpected events, we think it’s a lie.

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Source:

Cole, T., Leets, L. and Bradac, J. (2009, May 22). Deceptive message processing: The role of attachment style and verbal intimacy markers in deceptive message judgments. Communication Studies. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10510970209388575

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