Dictators Appear Colder Than Democratically Elected Leaders People perceive dictators as unattractive and cold, and they’re right.
Young Children Use Nonverbal Cues to Detect Deception By the time they’re six, tricking your kids is not as easy as it used to be.
Perceived Attractiveness Really is in the Eye of the Beholder A smile might make you more attractive, but it also depends on who’s looking.
Attitudes about Others Can Be Contagious Can attitudes about others be caught like a virus? Our research indicates that the answer is yes.
People’s Faces Can Give Clues about What Kind of Partner They Are Men’s—but not women’s—faces convey information about their approaches to relationships.
“Head-ing” towards a New Understanding of Face Perception Subtle head movements can dramatically change the way a person’s face appears and thereby affect other people’s perceptions of the person.
How to Become a Better Lie Detector: Focus on Feelings Do you want to be better at detecting lies? The key is to ask yourself what emotions the other person is feeling.
To Catch a Liar Behavioral science provides an unexpected roadmap for evaluating truthfulness and detecting deception.