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Regarding the FBI and their "profilers"... isn't being able to read people very fast pretty much the very definition of the job? No. FBI profilers don't even
by Amadou 13y ago
Regarding the FBI and their "profilers"... isn't being able to read people very fast pretty much the very definition of the job?
No. FBI profilers don't even interact with suspects - they examine crime scene details and then make up a profile of the perpetrator that other agents and police then try to use as a lead.
- pdkl95 13y ago"Reading people" doesn't require interaction. They, as you say, apply cold-reading style techniques (and other techniques, of course) to the selection of evidence and testimony available in the case. In the end, though, they are similar to the "psychics" and confidence men; they need to quickly discover some key insights into a person's personality from (often VERY) limited data. Also note: the very best cold-reading grifters/con-men don't have to interact with the suspect ("mark") either, sy least initially. It's part of how the mark is selected in the first place.
- Amadou 13y agoI think you would be well served by actually reading the New Yorker article that I linked to instead of making up your own scenarios that are completely unrelated.