| DECEPTIVE BEHAVIOR SYMPTOMS
- Omission
- Evasion
- Specific Details
- Parroting Questions
- Lying by referral
- Qualifying Language
- Non Contractual Denials
Significant Non-Verbal Utterances
- Whew
- Tsk
- Sigh
- Nervous Laugh
Motivated Memory Failure
- I don't think so
- I can't recall
- I can't remember
- Not that I can think of
- Not that I can remember
Personal Signatures of Guilt
- Mentions about past problem
- Admission of something inn the past they did wrong similar to this
- Communicating in the third person
- Agrees they look guilty
Religious Statements/Oths
- Honest to God
- As God as my witness
- I swear on my mother's grave
- May my parents drop dead
Common Red Flag Expressions
- I know you think I'm lying, but
- To tell you the truth
- To be honest with you
- This is going to sound like a lie
- I'm not trying to evade the question
- Trust me
Camouflage Expressions
- By the way...
- Incidentally...
Stalling & Blocking Tactics
- Frequently asks to repeat the question
- Repeats the question before answering it
- I've already answered that question
- Like I told you before
Verbal Responses as Indicators of Deception
- Attempts to evade questions
- Vague answers
- Conflicting information
- Different answers to the same or similar questions
- Falsehoods or inaccurate information
General Types of Deceptive Responses
- Qualifies answers
- Calms quickly after demonstration of anger
- Needs time to think of the "best" answer
- Seeks more information from you about what you know
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Truthful Behavior Symptoms
- Direct responses
- Broad Denials
- Unsolicited Denials
- Realistic Language
- Reinforcing Language
General Types of Truthful Responses
- Strong "yes" or "no"
- Willing to be emphatic
- Needs time to calm down after being angry
- Doesn't need time to think of the "right" answer
- Truthful persons speak easily in general terms
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