A suspect has volunteered to take a lie detector test to prove his innocence concerning a recent homicide.

Question

What role will nonverbal communication play in this lie detector test? Can the nonverbal behavior of the suspect have an impact on the lie detector test? Why or why not?

Answer 1

it wont matter because a lie detector is inadmissable in court.it will only help to maybe clear him or her.

Answer 2

People use nonverbal behavior to skew lie detector tests all the time.

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http://www.slate.com/id/2112734/