Chapter 12- Deception Flashcards
Deception
The knowing and intentional transmission of information to create a false belief in the hearer
Acts of simulation
Forms deception that involve fabricating info or exaggerating facts for the purpose of misleading others
Falsification
A form of deception that involves presenting false, fabricating info as though it were true
Exaggeration
A form of deception hand at involves inflating or overstating facts
Acts of dissimulation
Forms of deception that involve omitting certain details that would change the nature of the story if they were known
Omission
A form of deception that involves leaving consequential details out of ones story
Truth bias
The tendency to believe what someone says, in the absence of a reason not to
Motivation impairment effect
A hypothesis that motivation to succeed in a high stakes lie will impair a deceivers non-verbal performance, making the lie less likely to be believed
Interactive context
A context for communicating in which participants can see and/or hear each other and react to each other in real time
Noninteractive context
A context for communicating in which the participants cannot reach each other in real time