Detecting deception during interviews. (Great Communicators)

From: Internal Auditor | Date: August 1, 1993| Author: Golen, Steven P.; Waltman, John L. | Copyright information

Competence in interpreting nonverbal signals is important to internal auditors since they often get their information from interpersonal interactions. The auditor who can distinguish between honest and false responses avoids wasting time following misleading information and can then focus on truthful answers. To determine if interviewees are telling the truth, auditors should look out for what experts call 'leakage,' or nonverbal signals that people inadvertently send despite their attempts a...

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