[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.20,0:00:11.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Sorry, my phone died." Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.20,0:00:13.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"It's nothing. I'm fine." Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.49,0:00:16.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"These allegations \Nare completely unfounded." Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.85,0:00:20.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The company was not aware\Nof any wrongdoing." Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.80,0:00:23.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I love you." Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.54,0:00:26.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We hear anywhere from 10\Nto 200 lies a day, Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.66,0:00:30.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we spent much of our history\Ncoming up with ways to detect them, Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.02,0:00:32.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from medieval torture devices\Nto polygraphs, Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.70,0:00:36.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,blood pressure and breathing monitors,\Nvoice stress analyzers, Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.04,0:00:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eye trackers, infrared brain scanners, Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.72,0:00:42.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even the 400 pound\Nelectroencephalogram. Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.32,0:00:45.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But although such tools have worked\Nunder certain cirumstances, Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.30,0:00:48.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,most can be fooled with\Nenough preparation. Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.16,0:00:52.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And none are considered reliable enough\Nto even be admissible in court. Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.12,0:00:54.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what if the problem is not \Nwith the techniques, Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.66,0:00:59.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the underlying assumption\Nthat lying spurs physiological changes? Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.07,0:01:01.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if we took a more direct approach, Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.07,0:01:05.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using communication science to \Nanalyze the lies themselves? Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.15,0:01:09.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On a psychological level, we lie partly\Nto paint a better picture of ourselves, Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.98,0:01:12.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,connecting our fantasies to the person\Nwe wish we were Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.86,0:01:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than the person we are. Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.32,0:01:19.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But while our brain is busy dreaming,\Nit's letting plenty of signals slip by. Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.57,0:01:23.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our conscious mind only controls \Nabout 5% of our cognitive function, Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.73,0:01:25.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including communication, Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.29,0:01:28.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while the other 95% occurs\Nbeyond our awareness. Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.93,0:01:31.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And according to the literature on\Nreality monitoring, Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.87,0:01:35.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stories based on imagined experiences\Nare qualitatively different Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.43,0:01:38.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from those based on real experiences. Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.12,0:01:42.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This suggests that creating a false story\Nabout a personal topic takes work Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.14,0:01:45.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and results in a different\Npattern of language use. Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.23,0:01:48.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A technology known as\Nlinguistic text analysis Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.23,0:01:50.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has helped to identify four such\Ncommon patterns Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.96,0:01:53.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the subconscious language of deception. Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.94,0:01:58.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, liars reference themselves less\Nwhen making deceptive statements. Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.50,0:02:02.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They write or talk more about others,\Noften using the third person Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.25,0:02:05.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to distance and disassociate\Nthemselves from their lie. Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.51,0:02:07.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which sounds more false: Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.16,0:02:09.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Absolutely no party took \Nplace at this house," Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.99,0:02:13.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or "I didn't host a party here"? Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.18,0:02:15.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second, liars tend to be more negative Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.76,0:02:19.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because on a subconscious level,\Nthey feel guilty about lying. Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.26,0:02:21.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, \Na liar might say something like, Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.42,0:02:25.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Sorry, my stupid phone battery died.\NI hate that thing." Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.61,0:02:28.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Third, liars typically explain events\Nin simple terms Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.88,0:02:32.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since our brains struggle\Nto build a complex lie. Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.16,0:02:36.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Judgement and evaluation are \Ncomplex things for our brains to compute. Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.24,0:02:38.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a U.S. President once \Nfamously insisted, Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.68,0:02:41.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I did not have sexual relations\Nwith that woman." Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.100,0:02:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And finally, even though liars keep\Ndescriptions simple, Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.68,0:02:48.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they tend to use longer and\Nmore convoluted sentence structure. Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.16,0:02:49.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Inserting unnecessary words Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.76,0:02:53.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and irrelevant but factual sounding \Ndetails in order to pad the lie. Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.59,0:02:56.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another President confronted with\Na scandal proclaimed, Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.16,0:02:59.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I can say categorically that this\Ninvestigation indicates that Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.57,0:03:02.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no one on the White House staff,\Nno one in this administration Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.75,0:03:06.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,presently employed was involved in this\Nvery bizarre incident." Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.30,0:03:10.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's apply linguistic analysis to some\Nfamous examples. Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.19,0:03:13.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take seven-time Tour de France\Nwinner Lance Armstrong. Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.44,0:03:15.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When comparing a 2005 interview, Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.40,0:03:18.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which he had denied taking\Nperformance-enhancing drugs Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.27,0:03:21.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a 2013 interview,\Nin which he admitted it, Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.21,0:03:25.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his use of personal pronouns\Nincreased by nearly 3/4. Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.19,0:03:27.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Note the contrast between the\Nfollowing two quotes. Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.86,0:03:32.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, "Okay, you know, a guy in a French,\Nin a Parisian, laboratory Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.17,0:03:36.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,opens up your sample, you know,\NJean-Francis so-and-so, and he tests it. Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.13,0:03:38.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then you get a phone call\Nfrom a newspaper that says, Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.82,0:03:43.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'We found you to be positive\Nsix times for EPO.'" Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.13,0:03:46.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second, "I lost myself in all of that.\NI'm sure there would be other people Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.76,0:03:49.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that couldn't handle it, \Nbut I certainly couldn't handle it, Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.73,0:03:52.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was used to controlling \Neverything in my life. Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.75,0:03:55.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I controlled every outcome in my life." Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.41,0:03:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In his denial, Armstrong described\Na hypothetical situation Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.32,0:04:00.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,focused on someone else, Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.32,0:04:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,removing himself from the \Nsituation entirely. Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.00,0:04:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In his admission, he owns his statements, Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.98,0:04:08.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,delving into his personal \Nemotions and motivations. Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.61,0:04:12.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the use of personal pronouns\Nis just one indicator of deception. Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.58,0:04:14.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's look at another example\Nfrom former Senator Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.91,0:04:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and U.S. Presidential candidate\NJohn Edwards. Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.98,0:04:20.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I only know that the apparent \Nfather has said publicly Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.66,0:04:22.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he is the father of the baby. Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.68,0:04:25.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also have not been engaged in any\Nactivity of any description Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.66,0:04:29.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that requested, agreed to, or supported\Npayments of any kind Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.17,0:04:32.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the woman or to the \Napparent father of the baby." Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.38,0:04:36.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not only is that a pretty long-winded\Nway to say, "The baby isn't mine," Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.42,0:04:39.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but Edwards never calls\Nthe other parties by name, Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.33,0:04:43.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead saying "that baby," "the woman,"\Nand "the apparent father." Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.16,0:04:46.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now let's see what he had to say\Nwhen later admitting paternity. Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.22,0:04:47.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I am Quinn's father. Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.82,0:04:49.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will do everything in my \Npower to provide her Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.100,0:04:52.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the love and \Nsupport she deserves." Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.97,0:04:54.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The statement is short and direct, Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.77,0:04:58.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,calling the child by name \Nand addressing his role in her life. Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.33,0:05:01.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how can you apply these lie-spotting\Ntechniques to your life? Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.56,0:05:05.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, remember that many of the lies\Nwe encounter on a daily basis Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.22,0:05:09.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are far less serious that these examples,\Nand may even be harmless. Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.84,0:05:12.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's still worthwhile to be aware\Nof telltale clues, Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.53,0:05:16.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like minimal self-references,\Nnegative language, Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.24,0:05:19.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,simple explanations and \Nconvoluted phrasing. Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.52,0:05:22.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It just might help you avoid\Nan overvalued stock, Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.84,0:05:26.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an ineffective product,\Nor even a terrible relationship.