Aldert Vrij is a Professor of Applied Social Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Portsmouth (UK). He has published more than 300 articles and book chapters to date, mainly on the subjects of nonverbal and verbal cues to deception and lie detection. he also advises the police about conducting interviews with suspects, acts as an Expert Witness in court, and gives invited talks and workshops on lie detection to practitioners and scholars across the world. he is at present Editor of Legal and Criminological Psychology, a forensic journal published by the British Psychological Society.

• About the Author viiSeries Preface ixPreface xiAcknowledgements xiii1 Introduction 12 Lying: A Selfish Act and a Social Lubricant 113 Nonverbal Behaviour and Deception 374 Individual Verbal Cues to Deception 1015 Beliefs About Nonverbal and Verbal Cues to Deception 1156 Lie Detection Without Using Specialised Tools 1417 The Behaviour Analysis Interview 1898 Statement Validity Assessment 2019 Reality Monitoring 26110 Scientific Content Analysis 28111 Physiological Lie Detection: The Concern Approach 29312 Physiological Lie Detection: The Orienting Reflex Approach 34313 Physiological Lie Detection: functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) 36514 Pitfalls: Why People Fail To Catch Liars 37315 Opportunities: How People Can Improve Their Lie Detection Skills 389Epilogue 419References 421Index 483