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Will: Will, I'm home! Are you there?
Katie: I'm in the kitchen.
Will: Oh, hi! What are you doing here with the laptop?
Katie: Hi Katie. Remember my birthday party last week?
Will: The one that you decided to have a month after the actual date? Yeah, sure. Why?
Katie: I was talking to David the other day about why he hadn't shown up, and I think he was not honest with me. It drives me crazy. So I decided to search for some tips about how to detect if a person is lying in the future. I've been pouring over a range of internet resources the whole day.
Will: Any results?
Katie: Well, it seems this topic is of high interest to people all over the world. There are articles on deception in general, the reasons people lie, some statistics and whatnot. There are tons of comments on body language, statement analysis, microexpressions and even forensic psychology.
Will: Anything handy? Or have you got snowed under all this information?
Katie: Indeed, it seems too much. Can you help? I know you took a course on lies as part of your university curriculum.
Will: I did. And I made a mental list of what I should pay attention to while talking to people. Yet, I'm not an expert on lie detection.
Katie: Do tell me.
Will: First of all, I reckon that eye direction and lying have nothing in common. You cannot say if a person is being untruthful by noting their eyes moving to your left.
Katie: Okay, so no eye tracking.
Will: Exactly. Secondly, a guilty person will not necessarily get defensive and turn their head or body away. Think of Nikki, our sister, who typically goes on the offensive and nearly takes your head off if being accused of lying. And in most cases, she is not as innocent as she wants to be.
Katie: That's what David did. He went ape on me when I asked him why he wasn't there.
Will: Did he try to change the subject?
Katie: He didn't. I did. I didn't want to listen to him shouting at me, so abruptly moved to another issue.
Will: And…and…
Katie: And it seemed that he wanted the subject changed. He became more relaxed, started smiling. His whole face got involved, and gestures seemed to be more natural.
Will: So, he was probably untruthful with you. But even so, does it change anything? He is still your best friend, isn't he?
Katie: I don't know, Katy. I don't like when people lie to my face.
Will: Neither do I.
A. William had his birthday last week.
Ключевая фраза: "The one that you decided to have a month after the actual date?" – Уильям говорит, что празднование дня рождения было через месяц после фактической даты. Сам день рождения был месяц назад, а не на прошлой неделе. Утверждение не соответствует действительности. → 2 (False)
B. William is annoyed at his friend's behaviour.
Ключевая фраза: "I think he was not honest with me. It drives me crazy." – Уильям говорит, что друг был нечестен с ним, и это сводит его с ума. → 1 (True)
C. Researchers are mostly interested in body language.
Ключевая фраза: "There are tons of comments on body language, statement analysis, microexpressions and even forensic psychology." – В тексте перечислены разные области, но не сказано, что исследователей интересует преимущественно язык тела. → 3 (Not stated)
D. Katie is now taking a course on lies at the university.
Ключевая фраза: "I know you took a course on lies as part of your university curriculum." – Кейти говорит, что Уильям проходил курс о лжи. → 2 (False)
E. Nickie is good at hiding her emotions.
Ключевая фраза: "Think of Nikki, our sister, who typically goes on the offensive and nearly takes your head off if being accused of lying." – Никки, будучи виноватой, не скрывает эмоций, а наоборот, переходит в нападение. В тексте не сказано, что она хорошо скрывает эмоции. → 3 (Not stated)
F. David changed the subject of the conversation.
Ключевая фраза: "He didn't. I did." – Кейти говорит, что Дэвид не пытался сменить тему, это сделала она. В тексте также сказано: "And it seemed that he wanted the subject changed." – Дэвид хотел, чтобы тему сменили, но сам он этого не делал. → 2 (False)
G. William doubts that David is still his best friend.
Ключевая фраза: "He is still your best friend, isn't he?" и "I don't know, Katy." – Уильям отвечает "I don't know" на вопрос о том, является ли Дэвид его лучшим другом. → 1 (True)