Quiz – Micro-Movements Decoded

Question 1 of 6

1. Question

How long do micro-expressions last?

Less than a second

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Several minutes

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About ten seconds

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Over one hour

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Question 2 of 6

2. Question

Micro-expressions originate in which brain system?

The limbic system, bypassing deliberate control

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The prefrontal cortex under full control

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The cerebellum only

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The voluntary motor cortex only

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Question 3 of 6

3. Question

Which is one of DePaulo’s deception indicators?

Increased blink rate

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Slower heart rate

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Perfect facial symmetry

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Sustained relaxed breathing

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Question 4 of 6

4. Question

Mehrabian’s consistency principle says incongruence between verbal and nonverbal signals indicates what?

Concern

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Guaranteed honesty

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Total agreement

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Nothing meaningful

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Question 5 of 6

5. Question

Match each researcher to their concept.

Sort elements

Systematized micro-expressions
Deception indicators
Consistency principle
Behavioral cluster analysis

Ekman and Friesen

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DePaulo

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Mehrabian

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Navarro

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Question 6 of 6

6. Question

In a salary talk, a candidate says they are completely satisfied with the offer while their mouth corners tense and they briefly break eye contact. Best interpretation?

Their nonverbal cues may indicate reservation and warrant deeper exploration

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The tension proves they are lying and should be rejected

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Nonverbal cues are irrelevant to the discussion

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The candidate is definitely fully satisfied

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