For some lies it is clear to us that they are lies, but in certain cases it is much more difficult to draw a line and find an answer to the question of what a lie is. How do you recognize a liar based on his body language is a question of philosophy that can be answered to some extent by science.
How do you recognize that? someone is lying, according to his body language, is a question that offers several possible answers. And none of them are reliable, because it is difficult to find a simple formula that would reliably answer who is a liar.
Indeed, some analyzes have shown that they exist four patterns in the language of lying, which can help spot a scam. About them in instructive and useful TED talk Noah Zendna speaks, and we present you more other samples, which have behind them support from experts.
Moving hands
When we speak, we often use also hand gestures. But when someone is lying, it is a hand gesture significantly less. The reason for this is said to lie in the fact that it is a lie a cognitively demanding process and then we have to focus all our energy on doing it right. That's why we easily forget about hand gestures.
Chattering
If someone is lying, they very likely will clapped his hands, you wound your hair around your finger, shaking his leg or something similar. When we lie, our nervous system works in higher gear, which makes us even more so nervous and excess energy is often transformed into movement and chatter.
Excessive eye contact
When we lie, we are supposed to be less spontaneous in our body language. Often deliberately exaggerated we maintain eye contact and this is what often betrays a liar.
Pursing the lips
If someone purses their lips a lot, it could be a sign that they are very uncomfortable. It's also often a sign that he's lying or something covers. Of course, we cannot conclude that based on one character only, but a collection of several.
High voice
When we're nervous (and we usually are if we're lying), our muscles supposedly tighten tighten a bit, which, among other things, also affects ours vocal cords. Thus, while telling a lie, our voice is often higher as usual.
