A University of San Francisco study found only 31 people out of 13,000 could identify in nearly all cases when someone was lying. ... The study said the wizards [human lie detector] had a "natural talent" although they were highly motivated and tended to be older. Police, lawyers and FBI agents were all among the groups who were unable to tell if people were lying.
Tap, tap. No. not a smidget of a movement. Stuck or sumtin'?
Lawyers... what a fine species of humanity. Lying is their modus vivendi, they must presume by default that everyone else is lying, for their lack of imagination, hence any discerning ability is removed from their mindscape. Police and FBI do not lag far behind, but that is more of a professional deformation than a lifelong credo.
The wizards' success rate was even higher than the traditional polygraph test, which is used in the US and is claimed to have a 60% to 70% success rate. |