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SUMMARY:A Liar and a Copycat: Nonverbal Coordination Increases with Lie Di
 fficulty  - Sophie van der Zee\, Erasmus University Rotterdam
DTSTART:20210216T140000Z
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CONTACT:Jack Hughes
DESCRIPTION:Nonverbal coordination is the tendency to imitate the behavior
 s of others. Coordination can take place both on a conscious and a more un
 conscious or automatic level. How much people coordinate with their intera
 ction partner\, depends on several factors\, including liking and common g
 oals. There is some evidence that the coordination occurrence is also affe
 cted by cognitive load. So far\, this has only been demonstrated in isolat
 ed body part movement. A forensically relevant setting that is strongly as
 sociated with increased cognitive load is deception. Lying\, especially wh
 en fabricating accounts\, can be more cognitively demanding than truth tel
 ling. In two studies\, we demonstrate that interactional nonverbal coordin
 ation increases under the cognitive load of lying. Nonverbal coordination 
 is an especially interesting cue to deceit because its occurrence relies o
 n automatic processes and is therefore more difficult to deliberately cont
 rol. Our findings complement current deception research into the liar’s 
 nonverbal behavior by explicitly considering the interaction with the inte
 rviewer. Our findings extent the current literature on increased reliance 
 on automated processes by demonstrating that nonverbal coordination can be
  such an automated process that is affected by increased cognitive load. T
 he use of motion capture technology provides a novel\, objective and effic
 ient means of measurement.  \n\nRECORDING : Please note\, this event will 
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