"Answer fast, or new lie detector will catch you out"

It was reported in the Times Newspaper on 25th January by John Harlow and Sara Hashash

"THE truth will out. A new lie detector test shows that it takes on average 30% longer to tell a fib than to be honest.

The discovery, following computer-based trials in Britain, will offer hope to law enforcement agencies struggling to keep pace with suspects who are getting better at lying.

The new device may also provide a more reliable alternative to conventional polygraphs, which critics believe implicate too many innocent people.

Aiden Gregg, a psychologist at Southampton University who developed the timed antagonistic response alethiometer (Tara), found that in 85% of cases interviewees were slower at faking answers than when telling the truth. Gregg believes that lying takes longer because it involves more complex cognitive activity."

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