8 signs that you are lying

How to recognize a liar?

"For this we need to pay attention to the speaker's facial expression, body language and speech patterns used" -zayavlyaet Lillian Glass, a behavioral psychologist and an expert in the study of body language, which helps the FBI to expose the criminals.

In order to understand a person is lying or not, you need to know how he usually is. For example, if a person has a habit of frequent blinking, it is quite possible that, if he would lie, it will look at you in the face.

In his new book "The body language of liars," Glass says of the eight major signs that a person is lying to you.

The man tilts his head sharply

If you see that a person makes an involuntary movement of the head, when you ask a direct question, then maybe he was going to lie.

"For example, if a person throws his head back slightly, tilt it down or to the side," - says Glass. "Such behavior is usually a liar finds before to answer questions."

A man stands motionless

It's no secret that people are starting to fidget in place when nervous, but Glass says that lying about a person can also stand still or sit.

"This could be a sign of a primitive" fight neurological ", ie to the body involuntarily preparing for a possible confrontation..", - says Glass. "Usually, when speaking people often make small movements, relaxation and usually unconscious. So if you see that the person is standing absolutely still, this is usually a sign that something is wrong here. "

Neproivzolno touches any part of the body

For example, the liar usually touches the throat, chest, abdomen.

"I often witness such behavior in the courtroom, when I served as a consultant. When I see how the defendant inadvertently touched, for example, up to his throat, it often means that the testimony of any of the witnesses forced the accused to be nervous. "

person touches his mouth or hand covers

"It speaks signal proving that the person vret- involuntary touch to your mouth," says Glass.

"When people are touched up her lips, which means that they do not want to tell the truth. "

A person becomes hard to say

"If you ever see a record of the suspect guilty, perhaps you notice that with each word he seemed to become more and more difficult to say" - says Glass. "At such times, it reduced salivation and this leads to dryness in the throat."

Other signs that a person may lie - it's biting the lips or closed lips.

A man looks without blinking

Usually, people avoid eye contact when lying, but some may deliberately look straight in the eye in order to knock you astray. Madoff, like most of the crooks are always long and staring people in the eye when lying. When people are telling the truth, most of the looking around, occasionally stopping to look at him while the liar look cold, piercing eyes.

The man talks too much

"When a person says when talking too much unnecessary information- and with lots of detail, it is likely that he was lying. Liars often a lot of talk because they think that this apparent openness it has to people and make them believe in what was said. "

The man often indicate that a

"This often happens when the liar is irritated," says Glass. "The man is angry, as you have discovered his lies and begins to poke a finger in the direction you or any subject."