Why Is It Very Difficult to Detect Deception

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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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Definitions:

Psychological Therapy

A range of treatments for mental health disorders that involve talking to a psychologist or other mental health professional.

Sigmund Freud

Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Joseph Wolpe

A prominent psychologist known for developing systematic desensitization, a method used to treat phobias and anxiety by gradually exposing the patient to the anxiety source.

Biomedical Therapies

Treatments for mental disorders that involve physiological interventions, such as medication or electroconvulsive therapy, targeting the biological underpinnings of disorders.