Three wise monkeys

Three monkeys symbolize a person who sees nothing, hears nothing and says nothing. Paws of monkeys, raised to the head, and represent the basic gestures of deception, characteristic of man. Simply put, when we see, hear or utter a lie, we instinctively try to cover our eyes, ears, or mouth with our palms.
I see nothing. Can not hear anything. Say nothing
People who have received bad news or witnessed a terrible catastrophe, very often cover their faces with their hands in order not to symbolically see or hear the terrible news. Look at the people who learned about the catastrophe of September 11, 2001, when airplanes controlled by suicide bombers destroyed the World Trade Center building. Many of these people covered their faces in horror.
As we have already said, children often cover their mouths with one or both hands when they try to deceive their parents. It is as if the child is trying to stop the false words. If the child does not want to listen to the parent who strictly speaks out to him, he covers his ears with his hands so as not to hear the annoying noise. When he sees something that he does not want to look at, he closes his eyes with his hands. When a child gets older, these gestures become less obvious, but do not disappear. A person still instinctively continues to cover his eyes, ears and mouth with his hands.
These gestures are also associated with doubt, uncertainty and exaggeration. Desmond Morris conducted a study in which, as part of a role-playing game, nurses were asked to lie to patients regarding their state of health. It turned out that, deceiving patients, nurses more often put their hands to their faces than when they were telling the truth. Both men and women during a deception often swallow, but this is noticeable only for men, because they have a protruding poop.

"I did not have sexual relations with this woman," the politician said, swallowed and rubbed his nose.

As mentioned at the beginning of this book, we analyze and discuss gestures in isolation from each other, but this does not happen in real life. Each gesture is always part of a large chain, and it should be interpreted as a word in a sentence, that is, in conjunction with the others, and based on the general context. When a person puts his hand to his face, it does not mean that he is lying. It may well be that he conceals information. Further observation of gestures can confirm or deny your suspicions. It is very important never to interpret the hand that is brought to the face in isolation from other gestures.
Although there is no obligatory movement, facial expressions or smiles that would confirm that a person is telling a lie, there are several chains whose recognition will help us in time to understand that you are lying.