How An Interrogation Expert Spots A LIAR - Chase Hughes

Summary

This transcript discusses techniques for detecting deception, emphasizing the importance of observing changes in behavior rather than relying on specific indicators. It highlights the significance of context and clusters of behaviors when identifying lies. The speaker shares strategies like raising the stakes through questioning and using 'bait' and 'punishment' questions to provoke a response that may reveal deception. These methods are applicable in various settings, including everyday life and professional interrogations.

Takeaways

• 🔍 Look for changes in behavior: Paying attention to shifts in a person's responses, eye movements, or breathing patterns can indicate deception.
• 🧩 Understand the importance of context: A person's behavior might be influenced by external factors, so it's crucial to consider the situation before drawing conclusions.
• 👀 Focus on clusters of behavior: A single behavior doesn't necessarily indicate lying; it's the pattern of multiple behaviors that can signal deception.
• 📈 Raise the stakes to increase deception indicators: Higher stakes can amplify a person's stress and make deception cues more apparent.
• 🤔 Ask good questions: Effective questioning can be a powerful tool in detecting deception, especially when the questions are designed to provoke a response.
• 🪤 Use bait questions: These are hypothetical questions that can catch a liar off guard, making them reveal their deception.
• 👶 Adapt techniques for children: The 'punishment question' is effective for children, asking them what should happen to the person who did something wrong.
• 💡 Recognize the emotional aspect: People often visualize the consequences of their actions when faced with questions about potential punishment, which can reveal their involvement.
• 🔑 Key to confessions: Understanding the psychological aspects of deception and the right way to ask questions can lead to obtaining confessions.
• 📚 Learning from experience: The speaker's personal anecdotes and professional experience emphasize the practical application of these techniques in real-life scenarios.

Q & A

What is the most important aspect of detecting deception according to the speaker?

The most important aspect of detecting deception, as per the speaker, is being good at detecting changes in a person's behavior during a conversation.

Why did the speaker consider learning all the deception indicators a mistake?

The speaker considered it a mistake because focusing solely on individual indicators can be misleading. Instead, detecting changes in behavior is more reliable in identifying deception.

How does the speaker suggest using the context to understand body language better?

The speaker suggests considering the context, such as the environment or situation, to interpret body language accurately, as it can affect a person's behavior, like crossing arms due to cold rather than defensiveness.

What is the significance of looking for clusters of behaviors according to the transcript?

Looking for clusters of behaviors is significant because a single behavior does not necessarily indicate deception; it is the combination of multiple behaviors that can suggest dishonesty.

How does raising the stakes affect the detection of deception?

Raising the stakes increases the likelihood of detecting deception because higher stress and anxiety can lead to more noticeable changes in behavior and body language.

What is a 'bait question' as described in the transcript?

A 'bait question' is a type of question that presents a hypothetical scenario related to the suspected deception, aiming to provoke a reaction that could indicate guilt or awareness of the situation.

How can the 'punishment question' be used to detect deception in children, as mentioned in the script?

The 'punishment question' involves asking children what they think should happen to the person who committed a certain act. Their response can reveal their awareness or involvement in the act.

What is the psychological impact of the 'punishment question' on both children and adults?

The 'punishment question' can cause psychological stress in both children and adults by making them visualize the consequences of getting caught, which may lead to revealing their involvement in the act.

Why is it important to ask good questions when trying to detect deception, according to the speaker?

Asking good questions is important because it can increase the stakes and provoke a response that reveals deception, as opposed to just observing behavior.

How does the speaker use their military uniform to influence the conversation with their children in the script?

The speaker uses their military uniform to create a sense of authority and seriousness when questioning their children about a misdeed, which can increase the effectiveness of the 'punishment question'.

Outlines

00:00

🕵️‍♂️ Detecting Deception: Behavior and Context

The speaker emphasizes the importance of detecting changes in behavior as a key to identifying deception. They recount their experience of learning various deception indicators, which they compiled into a 'periodic table.' However, they stress that recognizing changes in a person's behavior during a conversation is more crucial than memorizing specific indicators. The speaker advises looking for consistency in responses and body language, such as eye movements, finger gestures, and breathing patterns. Understanding the context in which certain behaviors occur is also highlighted, as it can provide insight into whether a behavior is deceptive or simply a response to the environment. The concept of 'clusters' of behaviors is introduced, where a single behavior is not enough to conclude deception; instead, a pattern or cluster of behaviors is necessary. The speaker also discusses the impact of 'stakes' on deception indicators, suggesting that increasing the stakes of a situation can amplify the signs of deception.

05:01

👶 Using Deception Detection with Children

The speaker provides examples of how to apply deception detection techniques in everyday life, particularly with children. They recount personal anecdotes from their childhood and their experience as a parent, highlighting the use of 'bait questions' and 'punishment questions' to elicit truthful responses. The 'punishment question' is described as a method to provoke an emotional response that can reveal whether a child is lying. The speaker shares a story of using this technique at home with their children, Charlotte and William, after finding an open box of chocolate milk spilled on the carpet. By asking each child what should happen to the person responsible for the spill, the speaker was able to discern who was responsible based on their responses. The speaker concludes by noting that both children and adults react similarly to these types of questions, as they provoke an internal visualization of the scenario and its potential consequences.

Keywords

💡Deception

Deception refers to the act of creating a false impression or misleading others. In the context of the video, deception is the main theme as the speaker discusses various techniques to detect when someone is lying. The speaker emphasizes the importance of looking for changes in behavior and clusters of deceptive indicators rather than relying on a single behavior.

💡Indicators

Indicators, in this video, are the physical or verbal cues that may suggest someone is being deceptive. The speaker mentions that while there are well-known indicators of lying, such as eye movement or body language, the key to detecting deception is recognizing changes in these indicators rather than the indicators themselves.

💡Change Detection

Change detection is the act of noticing shifts or alterations in behavior, responses, or body language. The video highlights that being adept at detecting changes is more crucial than memorizing specific deceptive behaviors. For instance, the speaker suggests that if there is a significant change in a person's responses or body language, it could indicate deception.

💡Context

Context refers to the circumstances or setting in which something occurs. In the video, the speaker stresses the importance of understanding context when interpreting deceptive indicators. For example, crossing one's arms might be seen as defensive, but if it's cold, it could simply be a response to the temperature, not an indicator of deception.

💡Clusters

Clusters in the video represent a group or pattern of behaviors that, when observed together, can suggest deception. The speaker argues against relying on a single behavior to determine if someone is lying, instead advocating for looking at a cluster of behaviors to make a more accurate assessment.

💡Stakes

Stakes in this video refer to the level of risk or consequence associated with a situation. The speaker explains that raising the stakes can increase the likelihood of detecting deception, as higher stakes can lead to more noticeable stress or anxiety in a person's behavior, which may reveal deception.

💡Bait Question

A bait question is a technique used to elicit a reaction from a person by presenting a hypothetical scenario related to the matter at hand. The speaker uses this technique to increase the stakes and provoke a response that might reveal deception. For example, asking a suspect if there's any reason they would be seen at a crime scene, even if they know they weren't there.

💡Punishment Question

The punishment question is a specific type of bait question used to determine if a person might be guilty of an action. It involves asking the person what they think the appropriate punishment should be for the person who committed a certain act. The speaker uses this technique with children to get them to inadvertently reveal their involvement in an incident by their suggested punishment.

💡Behavioral Analysis

Behavioral analysis is the process of studying and interpreting human behavior, particularly to detect changes that might indicate deception. The video emphasizes the importance of this analysis over memorizing specific deceptive behaviors, as it allows for a more nuanced understanding of whether someone is lying.

💡Ramping Up

Ramping up, in the context of the video, refers to the act of increasing the intensity or seriousness of a situation to observe how a person reacts. This could involve making a statement that raises the stakes or increases the pressure on the person being questioned, which can lead to more noticeable signs of deception.

Highlights

Indicators for detecting lies include changes in behavior, such as eye movement, finger gestures, and breathing patterns.

The importance of being adept at detecting changes in behavior rather than memorizing specific indicators.

The significance of context in interpreting body language and behaviors.

The concept of 'clusters' in detecting deception, where a single behavior is not enough to indicate a lie.

The impact of stakes on the visibility of deception indicators, with higher stakes leading to more noticeable signs.

Techniques for raising the stakes in a conversation to elicit more telling reactions.

The effectiveness of 'bait questions' in detecting deception by introducing hypothetical scenarios.

The use of vagueness in bait questions to increase their effectiveness.

Applying bait questions to everyday situations, such as with children, to uncover the truth.

The 'punishment question' as a method to gauge a child's potential involvement in an incident.

How emotional responses to punishment questions can reveal a person's involvement or awareness.

The psychological impact of raising stakes and visualizing potential consequences on a person's behavior.

The importance of asking good questions in the process of detecting deception.

The practical application of deception detection techniques in various contexts, including law enforcement and parenting.

The potential for deception indicators to be influenced by external factors, emphasizing the need for context awareness.

The periodic table of deception indicators as a comprehensive tool for understanding and detecting lies.

Transcripts

what are some things we need look for to

spot people who are lying there are some

indicators that are pretty well known

and I'll give you a couple of those but

I think it's the biggest mistake I ever

made in my life was spending a 10 Years

Learning all of those indicators I've

built a periodic table of this stuff uh

which you've seen we've seen it

and so when it comes to these indicators

those are important what's really

important is being good at detecting

change so the conversation starts

normally where you from when are you do

some basic information I'm getting out

of this person and then we get to the

harder questions and I'm looking for

changes to their behavior are they

answering questions the same way that

they were a few minutes ago are their

eyes moving the same way are their

fingers doing the same thing are they

breathing the at the same speed so

looking for changes is more important

than knowing what behaviors to look for

so if I see a big pile of

changes I can be almost certain that

this person is being decept it without

even knowing what I'm really seeing so

getting good at changes is the first and

most important thing then understanding

context and clusters so context meaning

like well this person uh is crossing

their arms it must be defensive well

what if it's 50° outside and they're

freezing cold so there's context that

that plays in so then understanding

context and then clusters I'm going to

look for not just one behavior when

somebody says oh somebody scratched

their nose or they touched their face

they're lying or they looked away for a

minute they're lying one Behavior never

indicates deception by itself it never

should you should always see a cluster

of behavior and sometimes someone's

lying and those behaviors aren't there

they're just not

there and that has to go that goes into

Stakes are you good enough to ask

questions to raise the stakes so if I

give you a picture of a duck right now

and tell you convince this person over

here that you are looking at a picture

of a horse you're not going to show a

lot of deception indicates but if I do

the exact same thing can I say if you

don't do this I'm going to put a bullet

in your head you're doing the exact same

lie the exact same situation now the

stakes are higher so that your deception

indicators are are increased ined so

like one of the ways that we might

increase Stakes is something as simple

as me saying Morgan I like you as a

person

and I don't want you to get tripped up

so I want you to think very carefully

before you answer this question you

understand that so now the stakes go up

so I've I've just pumped up your body

language with just a little paragraph

there yeah so then it's going to make it

me more sensitive to any sort of

deceptive patents absolutely ramping up

your brain yeah uh before the question

comes so that and if you're innocent

your brain's not going to get ramped up

yeah so if a murder took place and you

know you're not the killer you're going

to be like yeah okay fine that question

won't cause you any

stress just it's just like this other

question when we talking about detecting

deception it's not just about Behavior

it's about can you ask good

questions and one of the best questions

in the world is called a bait

question and this is where let's say a

crime happened let's say some $10,000

was stolen from a a grocery store or

something and I've got you in here as a

suspect uh and you did it let's say you

did

it

and I might say morning is there any

reason that you can think of that a

video would have showed up from a black

and white camera maybe a a security

camera that showed that you took the

money and if you knew there were no

video cameras you'd say no you'd be

comfortable right so then I make it more

vague and I say more is there any reason

that somebody would have say that they

saw your car parked outside that store

that

evening and you don't know how many

people I've talked to and the only time

that you will get nervous is if you were

there true and you don't and you know

that if you're going to commit to lying

and I'm about to slam you in the face

with Le it so you don't know if I'm

about to do that that's why that bay

question is so important it works with

kids and the second way to do the way to

do the B question is is there any reason

blah blah blah might have happened so

you never are leading them you're not

saying I have this evidence ever

hypothetical is there any reason

somebody would have told one of our

officers or one of our investigators

that they saw you parked outside of that

house or they saw you at around 9 :15

p.m. um so the more vague the better it

is so how would you use that you said

with kids so how would you use that with

with say your children in completely

different context in like an everyday

life yeah give me a lie I I'll tell you

good question well you have kids what

what lies the kids say well things what

I used to say was I gave my parents

heart attacks when we growing up man of

times the police came to the door um I

don't know it was just always that it

wasn't me I didn't do it I wasn't there

yeah so one thing uh is there any reason

somebody would have seen you or is there

any reason someone would say that you

might be there uh is great for kids the

best one for kids is is called the

punishment question and this is what do

you think should happen to the person

that did

this

and so this has been used uh in my life

uh talking to predators and these are

people that pray on children M and I

would say well what do you think should

happen to the person that did this and

the answer is always something like well

definitely they should apologize to the

F we they didn't need some kind of

counseling something like really lower

yeah ridiculous and they'll they'll say

things like obviously that person's sick

and they need help and they need some

kind of counseling and

therapy uh and at on my kids I used this

before so when I was in the military I

come home in my uniform one day like the

little camo for walking in and there's

little box of chocolate milk right it's

opened and it's just laying on inside

all this chocolate milk is just we had a

white rug like an idiot it with kids

and my two kids Charlotte and William

are in there they're probably five and

six somewhere around there and I was

like who brought this milk here in the

Liv you're not supposed to have milk in

here just water and they're like no no

no I look at my son I don't know I'm

like all right Charlotte living room

William kitchen sephar

yeah I went to Charlotte first I said

Charlotte what should the person that

spilled this milk on the floor She said

uh spank can mm more Xbox no electronics

can't go outside can't play with friends

grounded I'm like okay all right and I

go over to William I say William what

should Happ the person that spilled that

chocolate milk on the floor and he goes

um no more chocolate milk in the living

room

so and what's funny is like it's funny

that kids do this but adults react to

the same way to that question cuz it's

emotional right they' be imagine I'm

trying to play in my head I'm like what

would be happening cuz if I did it I

have images of it happening like as so

I'm visually I'm I'm playing it out of

my head and if I'm focusing on I'm going

to feel it yeah and now if you're

raising the stakes being like what

should happen now I'm visualizing if I

get caught It's My Punishment it's gonna

make me right I'm freaking out yeah I'm

like oh well what if they do what they

say that they're going to do what if I

do what if they do what I say and so

that's the the the bait question and the

punishment question those are really

good that's killer and really getting to

the truth is when we get down into like

the the ways to get a confession not