This week’s International Association of Interviewers interview and interrogation training tip provided by Wicklander-Zulawski, has Wayne Hoover, CFI discussing the fear of detection.
The reason that so many people can get away with telling little white lies is because there are no consequences to the lies that they tell. If there are no consequences, then there is no fear of being caught, and then the chance that they will display behavioral symptoms decreases.
So someone being questioned about something they’ve done wrong usually has fears. They fear losing their job. They can fear losing future employment. They could fear losing their income. The greater their fear of detection, the greater the likelihood that they’ll display behavioral symptoms that you’ll notice.
So remember—no fear of consequences equals no fear of detection; and in turn the likelihood of behavioral symptoms and your likelihood of reading those behavioral symptoms decreases.
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