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There is no single behavior indicative of deception. While you're looking for some clues, don't jump to conclusions. Proponents of neuro-linguistic programming claim that certain eye-movements are reliable indicators of lying. For instance, if a person is looking up to their right, this eye behaviour suggests a lie, whereas looking up to their left is indicative of truth telling. Despite widespread belief in this claim, results of previous studies fail to support it. In Study 1, the eye movements...

Culture includes verbal and nonverbal language, attitudes, values, stereotypes and beliefs. In its narrow meaning, “nonverbal behaviour” includes facial expressions, hand and arm gestures, movements of the body or the legs and feet, postures, positions, and gait, and as well as the distance between speakers. In the broader meaning, nonverbal behaviour includes besides facial expressions, gestures, postures, gait, distance between speakers etc., vocal behaviour, such as tone, loudness, pauses and speech duration, tempo, timbre; as well as physical environment, i...