What if George Washington lied?

Do you remember a story about George Washington’s childhood and a cherry tree? It 1) ___ (REPORT) that George chopped down a cherry tree, and when his irate father 2) ___ (SEE) the damage and asked his son if he knew who did the deed, George owned up: " I 3) ___ (NOT CAN) tell a lie. "

But what if George had lied and had insisted that it must 4) ___ (BE) the act of some other kid with an axe? Would his father 5) ___ (CAN) to detect the deception?

When children 6) ___ (TELL) the truth, they are most often relaxed, with facial expressions and gestures that reflect this. When 7) ___ (LIE), they undergo a heightened stress response that can 8) ___ (SPOT) by an observant parent. So if George had responded in the negative, when asked about the tree-chopping incident, his father could 9) ___ (WATCH) for signs of a dry mouth (and the lip licking that 10) ___ (ACCOMPANY) it), or eye contact that suddenly can’t be held. Besides, he could have noticed an increased blink rate, face 11) ___ (TOUCH), squirming, biting the lips or tightly squeezing them together, head and shoulder movements that are arrested part way into the gesture, and a smile that 12) ___ (APPEAR) at inappropriate times.

ANSWERS:

IS REPORTED, SAW, CANNOT, HAVE BEEN, HAVE BEEN ABLE, ARE TELLING, LYING, BE SPOTTED, HAVE WATCHED, ACCOMPANIES, TOUCHING, APPEARS

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