Assessing Credibility and Understanding Bias

This course has been designed for anyone who has ever investigated a set of allegations and struggled to make a finding at the end. Perhaps it is one person's word against another, or maybe you just don't have the confidence to feel you can decide who is lying and who is telling the truth. In this fascinating and engaging course, you will learn about the science of lie detection, find out which approaches work and which don't, and learn valuable tools to assist you in making decisions.

Specific content covered will include the following:

• Various tools used for lie detection, their strengths and weaknesses and applicability to internal workplace investigations

• The psychology of lying

• Principles of "Confirmation Bias", "Dangerous Decision Theory" and "Duper's Delight"



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