首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
专升本
What exactly is a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a
What exactly is a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a
admin
2019-05-23
21
问题
What exactly is a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you, you say " I wish I could help you but I’m short of money myself. " In fact, you are not short of money but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debts and you don’t want to hurt his feeling by reminding him of this. Is this really a lie?
Professor JeraldJellison of the University of Southern California has made a scientific study of lying. According to him, women are better liars than men, particularly when telling a " white lie". For instance, when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress, she really thinks it looks awful. However, this is only one side of the story. Other researchers say that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise which they have no intention of fulfilling. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liar hopes to profit or gain in some way.
Research has also been done into the way people’s behavior changes in a number of small, apparently unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer they are saying " I wish I were somewhere else now". They also tend to touch certain parts of the face more often, in particular the nose. One explanation of this may be that lying causes a slight increase in blood pressure. The tip of the nose is very sensitive to such changes and the increased pressure makes it itch.
Another gesture which gives liars away is what the writer Desmond Morris in his book Man-watching calls "the mouth cover". He says there are several typical forms of this, such as covering part of the mouth with the fingers, touching the upper-lip or putting the hand at one side of the mouth. Such a gesture can be understood as an unconscious attempt on the part of the liar to stop himself or herself from lying.
Of course, such gestures as rubbing the nose or covering the mouth or moving about in a chair cannot be taken as proof that the speaker is lying. They simply tend to occur more frequently in this situation. It is not one gesture alone that gives the liar away but a whole number of things, and in particular the context in which the lie is told.
One reason people sometimes rub their noses when they tell lies is that( ).
选项
A、they wish they were somewhere else
B、the nose is sensitive to physical changes caused by lying
C、they want to cover their mouths
D、they are trying to stop themselves from telling lies
答案
B
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/CzDC777K
本试题收录于:
英语题库普高专升本分类
0
英语
普高专升本
相关试题推荐
A、Themanisinvitingthewomantodinner.B、Thewomanistoobusytojointhemanfordinner.C、ThewomanisafriendoftheSt
Agriculturewasastepinhumanprogress_______whichsubsequentlytherewasnotanythingcomparableuntilourownmachineage.
Doyouwanttoknowsomethingaboutthehistoryofweather?Don’tlookatthesky.Don’tlookforoldweatherreports.Lookinga
Totellyouthetruth,it’sveryhardforustohelpthemgetridofInternetaddiction.Butwe________onthisproblemtryingt
JennyisAanuniversityBstudent,CandsheisanDhonestgirl.
AsAusually,whenhisparentsBdon’tlikewhatheCwears,theystarttoDbughim.
Healthytreesareimportanttousall.Treesprovideshade,beauty,andhomesforwildlife.Treesgiveusproductslikepaperan
NomatterAwheneverIhavetoBgiveaspeech,IgetCextremelynervousDbeforeIstart.
Thenationasawholecannotbecomerich______thepeasantsarerelativelywelloff.
随机试题
貂病毒性肠炎的病原是
属于中药毒麻药的药物是
某市某区公安分局将一起盗窃案件立案侦查后,以刘某有重大嫌疑为由拘留,后提请区人民检察院批准逮捕,区人民检察院予以批准。区人民检察院批捕后向区人民法院提起公诉。区人民法院审理此案后,判处刘某有期徒刑5年。刘某不服,依法提起上诉,市中级法院维持原判。刘某在服刑
绝大多数人机事故是可以采取()预先识别技术加以防范的。
心理学中运用两难故事法研究人的道德发展阶段的心理学家是()。
下列有关行政法规和规章的哪一种说法是正确()
政府对市场的调控主要体现在:
TheFoodandDrugAdministrationsaidWednesdaythatitistryingtotrackdownasmanyas386pigletsthatmayhavebeengeneti
A、 B、 C、 D、 A
Manyofthehomeelectricgoodswhichareadvertisedasliberatingthemodernwomentendtohavetheoppositeeffect,sotheys
最新回复
(
0
)