Are Humans Good at Detecting Lies?

Most people believe that they possess the ability to determine if someone is lying. Your initial response might be something similar to “Liars don’t make eye contact.” In a survey of 2,520 adults in sixty-three countries, 70 percent of respondents gave that answer. People also tend to list other allegedly telltale signs of lying, such as fidgeting, nervousness and rambling. But as it turns out,…