no better than would be expected

11:59 Jun 11, 2013

English to Persian (Farsi) translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology

English term or phrase: no better than would be expected

Overall, the researchers concluded, subjective measures – or a gut feeling – might be more effective for lie detection than any available scientific measure. The problem with relying on body language is that while liars may be slightly more likely to exhibit a few behaviours, people who are telling the truth do the same things. In fact, the signals you might think of as red flags for lying, like fidgeting and avoiding eye contact, tend to be signs of emotional discomfort in general, and a non-liar is more likely to express them under the pressure of questioning. This is perhaps why, despite having a vested interest in spotting liars, we are generally pretty bad at it. In fact, US psychologist Paul Ekman has found that most people perform no better than would be expected by chance. And the success rate of judges, police, forensic psychiatrists and FBI agents is only marginally higher.

zeinab Khamehyar KudoZ activity Questions: 31 (7 open) Answers: 23
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5 +1

بهتر از آنچه از آنها انتظار می رود

Mina Ahmadi

بهتر از آنچه انتظار می رفت نبودند

Ehsan Alipour

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2 mins confidence:

بهتر از آنچه انتظار می رفت نبودند

Explanation:
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Ehsan Alipour
Local time: 07:14
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 106

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

بهتر از آنچه از آنها انتظار می رود

Explanation:

Mina Ahmadi
United States
Local time: 01:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 4

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