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‘WHO CAN CATCH A LIAR?’, Ekman and O’Sullivan, 1991.
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BOOK 3 CRITICAL REVIEW `WHO CAN CATCH A LIAR?', Ekman and O'Sullivan, 1991. What is the definition of lying or indeed deception? Well deception can be defined in many ways, but it was termed by Vrij (Vrij, 2000, p.6) as a successful or unsuccessful deliberate attempt, without forewarning, to create in another a belief, which the communicator considers to be untrue. Telling lies is a daily life event, which varies in quite complex ways depending on the situation the person is in and the person being lied to. People lie for all kinds of reasons. However half the lies are either self-orientated, and are therefore intended to make the liar appear better or to gain personal advantage (DePaulo et al., 1996). Self- orientated lies consist of people lying in order to avoid punishment, to make a positive impression on others or to protect themselves. Some lies are other-orientated, to make...
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