Wiseman

[wahyz-muhn]

noun

1. Nicholas Patrick Stephen, 1802–65, Irish cardinal and author, born in Spain.

Wiseman

/ ˈwaɪzmən /

noun

1. Nicholas Patrick Stephen. 1802–65, British cardinal; first Roman Catholic archbishop of Westminster (1850–65)

Example Sentences

For Richard Wiseman, professor of the public understanding of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, such treachery "feels a bit like everyday life".

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"As soon as children master language, they start lying," adds Prof Wiseman.

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The hardest thing with lie detecting is knowing how people behave normally, according to Prof Wiseman, who has written about the psychology of magic and illusion, deception, luck and self-development.

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Prof Wiseman thinks the faithful stars are going wrong by so far basing their assumptions on what people do and say, when "the best signals are what people don't say and don't do".

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Good liars also tend to be intelligent, Wiseman says, citing salespeople, politicians and - ahem - performers among those who will be "pretty high self-monitors".

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