Paul Seager
School of Psychology
University of Central Lancashire
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr. Paul Seager is a Senior Lecturer, and has been teaching social psychology for over fifteen years. Originally, before deciding to change careers to the field of psychology, Paul worked as a computer analyst / programmer. He attended the University of Essex as a mature student gaining a first class degree in psychology in 1996. Paul then went on to study for his PhD at the University of Hertfordshire, (completed in 2001) looking at ways to improve lie detection accuracy. He has a keen interest in the area of social influence, and is especially interested in how con artists use social psychology to dupe their victims. Paul is also an expert in the area of deception detection, and has appeared on many radio and TV programmes talking about the subject (various BBC national and local radio contributions e.g. Radio 2 (Chris Evans) and Radio 5 (Simon Mayo), and ‘The Real Hustle’ on BBC3). He has also contributed to many Radio 4 programmes.
Research Interest
Psychology.
Publications
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Sorqvist, P., Haga, A., Langeborg, L., Holmgren, M., Wallinder, M., Nostl, A., Seager, P. B., & Marsh, J. E. (2015) Exploring mechanisms and limits for the eco-label effect. Food Quality & Preference, 43, 1-9.
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Seager, P. B. & Mann, S. (2013) Would I Lie To You? Albert Bridge Books.
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Seager, P. B. (2014). Social Psychology. A Complete Introduction. Hodder.
