Training to see microexpressions

Having covered all these microexpressions, it is important to see how social engineers train to use them. As was discussed, they are used as triggers and pointers. Some will trigger targets to act in a certain way or make certain decisions. Others will be used as pointers for when an interaction is proceeding as planned or is going south. Microexpressions have been said to be displayed even in a fraction of a second before being replaced with faked macro expressions. This section will go through the training process on how to identify microexpressions and use this information to further the social engineering attack.

The best way to learn how to read a microexpression is by practicing it so that one can know ...

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