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Understanding Misdirection and Deception

The document discusses the concepts of misdirection and deception, prompting questions about honesty, personal experiences with lying, and the ability to detect lies. It includes vocabulary related to lying and deception, as well as discussions on research and technology related to lie detection. The document encourages reflection on personal beliefs and experiences regarding truthfulness and deception.

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Understanding Misdirection and Deception

The document discusses the concepts of misdirection and deception, prompting questions about honesty, personal experiences with lying, and the ability to detect lies. It includes vocabulary related to lying and deception, as well as discussions on research and technology related to lie detection. The document encourages reflection on personal beliefs and experiences regarding truthfulness and deception.

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Misdirection & Deception

Discussion
1. Do you think misdirection is always dishonest? Is lying always wrong?

2. Do you think you’re more easily deceived by things that you enjoy or
things that you dislike? Why?

3. Other than magicians, who do you think practices misdirection the


most? Why? How?

4. How do you think people learn to misdirect or deceive others? Is it a


skill or a talent?
Discussion
1. How do you know someone is lying to you?

2. Are you good at spotting lies? Are you generally more gullible or
suspicious? Give an example to support your opinion.

3. Have you ever caught someone lying to you? How?

4. Have you ever been caught lying? How did the other person know?
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Discussion
1. What did you learn from the video? Did it change your
understanding of lying in any way?
2. Would you like to become a lie spotter? Why or why
not?
3. What does “Character is who you are in the dark.”
mean?
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Discussion
1. What did you think about this research? What did you
learn?
2. What is transdermal optical imaging?
3. How does it work?
4. How could it be used?
5. Would you like to experiment with this technology? How?
Why?

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