How to recognize a lie 

It is established that the right hemisphere of the brain is responsible for emotions and the left hemisphere is responsible for logic and speech. All that a person tries to show to others is displayed on the right side of his body, and what he really experiences is displayed on the left side. Any deviations from the basic model of a person's behavior serve as a sign of a change in his emotional state. Since a person can control no more than two or three of their reactions at a time, involuntary expressive movements give away the feelings a person is trying to hide.

Since there is not a single gesture, pose or facial expression that can be unambiguously interpreted as a lie, we first base our analysis on a person's insecure behavior, which we then treat as a lie.

Signs of uncertainty or lying:

 - Covering the mouth with the hand.

 - Rubbing and scratching the head, forehead, cheeks, nape, ear (concern, embarrassment, insecurity);

 - Touching or lightly scratching the nose (implicit disapproval, boredom, nervousness);

 - Rubbing the eyelid with a finger (deception, looking for a new counterargument; sometimes suspicion or a sense of lying on the part of the partner);

 - Biting fingernails, biting fingers; thumbs nervously rubbing each other; nervously pinching skin on hands (hidden aggression);

 - Hand reaches for the neck. The woman slowly and gracefully raises her hand to her neck. If she is wearing jewelry, the hand touches it as if to check if it is in place (increased confidence).

 - The hand reaches for the back of the head. The person withdraws the hand as if to strike (or pulls it away, as from a burn), but disguises it with other movements (strokes the back of the head, fixes the hair).

 - Throwing her hair back from her forehead. If the woman is correcting her hair with this gesture, it means she hears or says something that puts her in an uncomfortable position, nervous.

 - Shoving various objects into the mouth - chewing on the end of a fountain pen or pencil; taking off her glasses, shoving one of the temples into her mouth (a need for support);

When a person tells an untruth, he unconsciously tries to cover his mouth, in an attempt to "delay" the words of deception. If the person you are talking to covers their mouth with their hand when you speak, it means they sense you are lying!

When people feel or are nervous, they subconsciously try to occupy themselves by making useless fidgety movements in an attempt to relieve their nervous tension.

Signs of lying ( speech):

- Occurrence of speech deficiencies like repeating words or cutting off phrases halfway through (before deception),

- Forcing the volume of speech,

- Stuttering and coughing with covering of the mouth

- (insecurity about what is being communicated by oneself or one's partner);

- Reservations

Fidgeting activity is also a sign of lying if not observed in the basic behavior pattern of the person. May manifest in response to a difficult question.

- Flipping or drumming the fingers on the table;

- Tapping the floor with the feet;

- Wiggling the foot in a sitting position, foot to foot;

- patting the palm of the hand on the thigh;

- twist a ring on your finger;

- twist and untwist a fountain pen;

- touching and correcting a tie or clothing (when this is not required).

Most importantly, you must remember that recognizing a lie is not a skill, but an art!