《中英對照讀新聞》Academics say ’’no truth’’ to lying eyes theory 學者稱說謊眼神理論「不是事實」
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Research by academics at two universities have concluded that the common belief of lying eyes is a myth.
兩所大學學者的研究總結,認為眼睛會透露是否說謊的一般想法是迷思。
Many psychologists think when a person looks up to their right they are likely to be telling a lie and glancing up to the left is said to indicate honesty. However, the experts from Edinburgh University and Hertfordshire University carried out tests and found the theory to be wrong.
許多心理學家認為,一個人眼神朝右上看時可能說謊,眼神朝左上時據說代表誠實,但愛丁堡大學與赫特福郡大學的專家進行測試,發現這個理論錯誤。
The claimed link between eye movements and truth telling is a key element of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), a method of enhancing people’s lives using psychological techniques. One aspect of NLP involves teaching people about the relationship between eye movements and thought.
宣稱眼神動作與講實話之間有關連,是神經語言程式學中的關鍵要素。神經語言程式學是一種運用心理學技巧來提升人類生活的方法,其中一個方面涉及教導人們眼神動作與思考的關連。
According to the theory, when right-handed people look up to their right they are likely to be visualising a "constructed" or imagined event. In contrast when they look to their left they are likely to be visualising a "remembered" memory.
根據這項理論,右撇子的人眼神往右時,可能代表在把「建構的」或想像的事件具體化,相反地,如果他們眼神朝左,可能是在具體化「記得的」記憶。