Why Is It Very Difficult to Detect Deception

question 123

Multiple Choice

Why is it very difficult to detect deception?

• A) because we focus too much attention on nonverbal cues and not enough on verbal cues
• B) because we fail to attend to the nonverbal cues that actually signal deception
• C) because we are motivated to believe that others are telling the truth
• D) because detecting deception is an evolutionary adaptive strategy

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