	 If	a	person	gets	defensive	when	a	particular	character	trait	of	theirs	is	questioned, such	as	their	open-mindedness,	it	is	a	trait	they	pride	themselves	on	highly. 	 Liberals	tend	to	be	more	extraverted	and	expressive,	and	often	smile	more. 	They are	generally	higher	on	openness	(Big	Five	trait). 	 Conservatives	tend	to	be	organized	and	higher	on	conscientiousness,	and	lower on	openness. 	 People	often	want	to	be	viewed	the	way	they	see	themselves,	even	regarding their	negative	traits. 	Suppose	someone	with	low	self-esteem	receives	a	pay	raise; they	may	disagree	with	the	decision,	and	possibly	even	reject	the	raise	or	quit their	job. 	 When	trying	to	identify	if	one	is	trying	to	manipulate	you	or	create	a	false	front (e. g. 	attempting	to	display	certain	character	traits	they	don't	possess)... 				 Realize	that	there	is	a	limit	to	how	much	manipulation	one	can	do. 	For example,	a	person's	bedroom	can	be	made	tidy	to	attempt	to	appear	tidy to	guests,	but	an	inherently	untidy	person	can	only	do	so	much. 	A normally	organized	person	may	file	their	documents	with	labels,	and	use a	calendar	with	color-coding. 	An	untidy	or	unorganized	person	will	not have	the	system	in	place	to	be	able	to	seem	that	organized. 				 A	person	may	display	certain	objects,	such	as	awards	or	photos	of them	hiking	in	a	foreign	country,	in	attempt	to	impress,	but	realize	that they	had	to	win	the	award	and	hike	in	a	foreign	country	in	order	to display	those	signals. 				 Look	for	inconsistencies	in	behavior,	appearance,	and	belongings. 	If there	are	multiple	signals	telling	you	certain	information,	the	more	likely it	is	to	be	valid. 	 	 SPEECH	PATTERNS 	 Notice	accents,	slang	and	other	colloquialisms,	vocabulary,	volume	of	speech