The Psychology of Lies and Deception: How to Expose a Liar

We resort to lying constantly, for various reasons and in different situations. How many troubles and problems could have been avoided if we knew the true situation and were not misled.

This book is one of the attempts to do everything possible to reduce the amount of lies and deception in our lives, and thus make someone happier. Before you is a practical manual on instrument-free lie detection. It provides not only advice but also tasks for self-practice of skills. When the respected reader completes at least part of the suggested tasks and exercises, lies will become quite obvious to them. Despite the fact that the text is presented very accessibly, it is based on thousands of studies, real field experiments, and a sample that any social psychologist or psychotherapist would envy, and most importantly — it is absolutely scientific.

The edition is suitable for anyone who wants to gain freedom, look lies in the face and see them, easily tell the truth and be happy — discover a different perspective not only on the psychology of lies, but also on other models and motives of human behavior. The book will also be interesting for psychologists and psychotherapists, polygraph specialists, lawyers and law enforcement officers, HR specialists, business owners, negotiators, and project managers — elevate your knowledge, learn new models for detecting lies.