Watch Season 1, Episode 5 of Lie to Me. Take notes during the episode based on the question specifications
listed below, being careful to document techniques and observations as necessary. Write out your responses in
paragraph format discussing the various topics, NOT as abbreviated bullet points. Question three is specifically
focused on your personal takeaways from the episode, in addition to the other points (i.e. From this episode, I
was excited to learn…). Be careful to meet the length requirement listed for each question.
Questions:
1) Give a detailed description of the storyline and how lying and deception, listening, and nonverbal communication played an important role. Please use examples and illustrations from the episode and possibly from the information learned via this course.
2) How did the verbal and nonverbal deception leakage cues in the storylines affect the communication?
What type of deception cues, deceptive behaviors, attending behaviors, emblematic behaviors demonstrated in this episode? How does this all tie into listening? Be detailed in your response.
3) What did you learn about detecting lying/deception via verbal and/or nonverbal techniques that you did not previously know? Give detailed examples of the various techniques used to detect suspicious behaviors and possibly lying and deception. Please be specific, using examples to illustrate your discussion from the Lie to Me episode.
