Reaction Paper: Lie To Me. Psychology Reaction Paper

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Reaction Paper: Lie To Me
1. Explain where you found the episode that you watched and how difficult it was to get access to it.
I accessed the episode easily as it was readily available online from the Putlocker streaming website and after watching this episode; the entire series is highly complex to watch. However, with maximum concentration and commitment, the series in itself is highly fulfilling as the ethos of just the pilot episode reveals that, most people typically lie. Therefore it is not an easy task to identify these deceptive nuances of people.
2. Summarize, with specifics, some of the terms or concepts that you observed.
The pilot episode of the series Lie to Me focuses on how Cal Lightman utilizes his excellent observation and deductive skills to solve a murder investigation whereby a student was falsely accused of murdering his teacher. Throughout the episode, the audience is shown how the psychologist reveals the falsehoods of the characters by carefully observing their facial micro-expressions and body language. These are clear indicators that the person is being deceptive.
Additionally, his mindreading techniques were highly essential in revealing vital information regarding those individuals involved in the investigation of the accused student, his fellow students, teachers and also the police officers investigating the case. In the first moments of the pilot episode, Lightman displayed to the law enforcement class the manner that micro-expressions assisted him in discovering the manner that the prisoner had planted a bomb. As the prisoner kept his mouth shut, he could not prevent exhibiting micro facial expression of delight slipping out after he discovered from Lightman that the FBI was wasting time, searching the wrong church.
Throughout the episode, viewers are forced to re-evaluate their sense of morality and fairness and also the manner that the justice system can sometimes be highly disad...