Part of the problem is that so many myths still prevail about ‘give-away signs’
indicating that someone is lying.
F A common claim, for example, is that liars won’t look people in the eye during
their explanations or while being questioned. Another is that they are likely to
gesture as they tell their story, but so frequently that it seems unnatural – as if they
are trying to convince others of their sincerity. However, many researchers have
come to reject these ideas, suggesting a more effective approach is to listen to their
narration style. A difficulty that liars face is having to remember exactly what they
said, which is why they don’t provide as many details as a person giving an honest
account would. It is also typical of liars to mentally rehearse their story, and this is
why one stage follows another in apparently chronological fashion. Honest stories,
however, feature revisions and repetition. Recent research has also disproved the
widely believed notion that liars have a habit of fidgeting in their seats. Rather, it
seems that they keep still, especially in the upper body, possibly hoping to give the
impression of self-assurance. Liars also put some psychological distance between
themselves and their lies. For that reason, they avoid the use of ‘I’ when narrating
their stories. The reverse is true, however, when people write fake reviews, say, a
hotel or restaurant. In these instances, ‘I’ features again and again as they attempt
to convince use that their experience was real.
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READING PASSAGE-2 Questions Questions 14-18 Reading Passage 2 has six paragraphs,
A-F .
Which paragraph contains the following information?
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