{"id":6591,"date":"2020-01-26T14:51:21","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T18:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=6591"},"modified":"2022-03-24T15:42:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T19:42:07","slug":"how-to-detect-a-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-detect-a-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Detect a Lie: It Might Be Good You\u2019re Bad at It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The primary reason that most people can\u2019t immediately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-do-you-know-when-someone-is-lying\/\">detect a lie<\/a> is that <strong>human beings default to assuming truth in others.<\/strong> Is it possible to learn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-detect-a-lie-2\/\">how to detect a lie<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll cover the reasons it&#8217;s difficult to know how to detect a lie, and we&#8217;ll look at why you&#8217;ve evolved to assume the best in people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>It&#8217;s Hard to Learn <\/strong>How to Detect a Lie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To understand how people detect lies, and perhaps learn how to detect a lie, psychologist Tim Levine used hundreds of versions of the same basic experiment (referred to here as the Trivia Experiment). Here is how the Trivia Experiment works:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Levine invites participants to a laboratory. They are told that if they can answer a trivia test correctly, they will win a cash prize.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Each participant is given a partner. The participants don\u2019t know that the partner works for Levine.<\/li><li>The test is administered by an instructor named Rachel. The participants don\u2019t know that Rachel also works for Levine.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Halfway through the test, Rachel leaves the room. The partner points to an envelope lying on the table and asks the participant if they should cheat on the test. The participant is given the opportunity to choose whether or not to cheat.<\/li><li>After the trivia test is over, Levine interviews the participant on tape. He asks the participant if they cheated during the test.&nbsp;<\/li><li>After the completion of the interviews, Levine goes back to watch the tapes and categorizes them into two categories: Liars and truth-tellers.&nbsp;Will others know how to spot a lie?<\/li><li>Other people then watch the interview tapes and try to decipher which participants are lying about cheating and which participants are telling the truth.&nbsp;Do the viewers know how to detect a lie?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Levine\u2019s conclusion was this: When watching the tapes, most people will guess that each person interviewed is telling the truth, unless they see a behavior that distinctly makes them think the person is lying. Part of them doesn&#8217;t want to know how to detect a lie. In other words, <strong>the viewers <em>default <\/em>to assuming truth\u2014they naturally operate under the assumption that the majority of participants are honest. This is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/truth-default-theory\/\">Truth-Default Theory<\/a><\/strong> (TDT).<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Is Truth-Default Beneficial?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, Levine concluded that <strong>human beings do not <em>need <\/em>to know how to detect a lie (from a survival standpoint) as much as we <em>need <\/em>to be able to have efficient communication and trusting social encounters.&nbsp;<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He argues that truth-default is highly advantageous to survival because it allows for effective communication and social coordination.<strong> <\/strong>From an evolutionary standpoint, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/being-vulnerable\/\">being vulnerable<\/a> to deception does not threaten human survival, but not being able to communicate (the result of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-be-skeptical\/\">being skeptical<\/a> of others\u2019 honesty) <em>does <\/em>threaten human survival.&nbsp;It might be good that we don&#8217;t know how to detect a lie.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Truth-Default Example: The CIA<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-cia-operations-technology-langley\/\">The CIA<\/a> is supposed to be the most sophisticated intelligence agency in the world. 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