Have you ever wondered why a certain friend takes longer to respond via text than usual? A new study released by Brigham Young University suggests that it could be because they are lying, e Science News reports.
According to the article, when a person is lying via text message, social media, or instant message, they take longer to reply, craft shorter replies, and make more changes than usual.
In an effort to detect online lying, the researchers developed a computer system that had conversations with the respondents. The study found that the responses filled with lies took 10 percent longer to write and were changed more than responses that were truthful.
According to Tom Meservy, BYU professor of information systems, they are beginning to detect signs “given off by individuals that aren’t easily tracked by humans.” He told the paper that eventually they can detect deception in chat-based systems in real time.
The researchers admit that just because someone delays in writing a text message response doesn’t automatically mean they are lying. Meservy tells the paper that they are just starting this research and need to gather more information.
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