Jump straight to you favourite article! The Pinocchio Files - home NEW!!! Do the Pinocchio Lie Test! About the Pinocchio Files Search in the Pinocchio Files Interesting Links & Web Site Contest Police Files: ________________________... The Burden of Truth Interpreting Answers in Interrogation How to Nail a Pervert The Bullshit Detection Method The Sores of Crime The Bible never Lies ! Police Art Gallery Gift Ideas for Law Officers Science Files: _______________________... Freud is a Fraud ! The Secrets of Reverse Speech Testosterone: They Can't Help It Tip: Paralinguistic Communication Sex, Lies & Feminism Why People Lie Contribute !: ________________________... Please Sign our Guest Book View our Guest Book Submit your article Report a Bogus Web Site! Apply for our Long Nose Award REVEALING BODY LANGUAGE 3 Pages - Page 2 Forward vs. Retracted Truthful person: When a person leans forward in the chair during a response, he is nonverbally reinforcing the verbal content of his response. This is frequently seen in truthful persons during early portions of the conversation, when key questions are asked. As the conversation progresses, the truthful person will assume a more relaxed and comfortable posture in the chair. Some lying persons will lean forward in the chair throughout the entire interview. This is a challenging behavior, similar to the lying person who stares at you throughout the interview. Lying person: A retracted posture describes one in which the person's feet or hands are restricted in some manner. This is most typical of the lying person. The person's feet may be pulled up under the chair, or tucked behind the front legs of the chair. In unusual cases, a person may actually tuck a foot under his thigh, so as to partially sit on his foot. As can be visualized, when the person's feet are retracted in this manner, it prevents the body from leaning forward to reinforce the strength of a verbal response. With respect to hands, the lying person may sit on his hands or keep his hands wedged between the knees. This posture effectively prevents the hands from becoming involved during conversation to reinforce a verbal response.   Frontal Alignment vs. Non-Frontal Alignment A truthful person: A truthful person exhibits high levels of interest and emotional involvement during a conversation. To fully communicate with you he will align his body with yours. The person's entire body, the head, shoulders and hips, are all directly facing you. Left: At first you might suspect this person to be defeated and perhaps guilt-ridden because of his lying. But, remember that most liars feel no guilt prior to or during the deception (with the exception of children)! His full frontal alignment suggests that he is telling the truth, and that he is tired or weary from the accusations he is confronted with. A lying person: On the other hand, a lying person may turn his legs and hips away from you. This posture reflects a lack of interest and emotional detachment. Right: This lady is trying hard to look casual, but her clenched fists and the non-frontal alignment of her shoulders and hips give her away!