Windows to the Soul? Deliberate Eye Contact as a Cue to Deceit

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 205-215

  Mann, Samantha ^a   Vrij, Aldert ^a   Leal, Sharon ^a   Granhag, Pär Anders ^b   Warmelink, Lara ^a   Forrester, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Deception; Eye contact; Interviewing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864927157     PISSN: 01915886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10919-012-0132-y     Document Type: Article

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