Paul Ekman, the founder(?) or creator of the science, on how to tell when someone is lying, by facial expressions, changing in voice, or twitching of hands, eye movements, eyebrow movements, surprised, anger, disgust, happiness, sadness, jealousy, ashamed, are all found in the expressions, voice pitch/changes.
The man himself. (From Wikipedia)
Paul Ekman (born February 15, 1934) is a psychologist who has been a pioneer in the study of emotions and their relation to facial expressions. He has been considered one of the 100 most eminent psychologists of the twentieth century. The background of Ekman's research analyzes the development of human traits and states over time (Keltner, 2007). The character Cal Lightman (played by Tim Roth) of the television series Lie to Me is based on Dr. Ekman and his work.
Paul Ekman, has made a certain amount of books, (12-13) on how to read these emotions, voice changes on people, to tell what they're thinking, whether they're lying, and what their emotions are on the subject.
It is a really good thing to get into, if you can, but also, it's something you can deeply regret, I bet you're thinking "Why the fuck would I regret this shit?" Well you can have a really shitty time in life, you always look at people, to see if they're lying or if they're pretending to be happy, when they're sad, you can read them like a book, not one person, everyone.
For example:
You're married, and going on holiday the next day.
"So you excited for tomorrow?"
"Yeah! It'll be great."
Straight away, you can see disgust in her/his face and that she's going to hate every moment of it, or think she will.
You won't even need to ask her/him, you can see something in her face, which will say total dread.
You'll know what that is on her/his face, and you'll either be annoyed or saddened yourself.
Wouldn't you rather just be told yourself something you want to hear? Or do you want to hear it straight up?
[b]This is only a seventy-percent science, so thirty-percent of the time, you will be wrong, or have the wrong emotion, but the majority, you're right.[/b]
If you would like to read any of Paul Ekman's books, go here: [url]http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Paul+Ekman&x=0&y=0[/url]
Paul Ekman's website: [url]http://www.paulekman.com/[/url]
I hope you find this as interesting as me and my brother do, we can't look at each other and talk now.
Enjoy!
Someone been watching Lie To Me?
Always found this fascinating, and once you get good at it you will know subconsciously how people feel.
I couldn't do it personally I don't think, but I think all of us know some of this to an extent.
[QUOTE=AMD 32;27463765]Someone been watching Lie To Me?[/QUOTE]
Knew about him before this, but Lie To Me inspired me to do it, yes.
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What does Alan Lightman has to do with Ekman? I've read a book by Lightman and it was about physics.
[QUOTE=Swebonny;27464293]What does Alan Lightman has to do with Ekman? I've read a book by Lightman and it was about physics.[/QUOTE]
Alan Lightman is a totally different person to who you're thinking of, actually, it's not even a person, he's a character, in the program LieToMe where Tim Roth plays Alan Lightman, who is based on Paul Ekman.
[QUOTE=Jidkut;27464343]Alan Lightman is a totally different person to who you're thinking of, actually, it's not even a person, he's a character, in the program LieToMe where Tim Roth plays Alan Lightman, who is based on Paul Ekman.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for pointing that out, was just about to.
Also, why is nobody posting. :/
[QUOTE=Jidkut;27464343]Alan Lightman is a totally different person to who you're thinking of, actually, it's not even a person, he's a character, in the program LieToMe where Tim Roth plays Alan Lightman, who is based on Paul Ekman.[/QUOTE]
Oh haha sorry.
OnT : I haven't head of Ekman, but his works seems interesting. I'll be looking into it later. I'm waiting on some other books that will arrive on Monday.
[QUOTE=Jidkut;27464343]Alan Lightman is a totally different person to who you're thinking of, actually, it's not even a person, he's a character, in the program LieToMe where Tim Roth plays Alan Lightman, who is based on Paul Ekman.[/QUOTE]
No he doesn't. It clearly says in the article it's Cal Lightman, and I know from the show it's Cal Lightman too.
The science is fantastic by Ekman. I've read a lot online about how it works, and I've ordered a number of his books from Amazon last week. Currently waiting for delivery. :)
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