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Telling It Like It Isn't: A Review of Theory and Research on Deceptive Communications.
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Knapp, Mark L.; Comadena, Mark E. – Human Communication Research, 1979
State-of-the-art examination of lying and deception. Includes motivation, awareness, and consequences; the occasion, time, and nature of deceptive messages; and their detection. (JMF)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication (Thought Transfer), Credibility, Interpersonal Relationship
Equivocation: Character Insurance
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Williams, M. Lee; Goss, Blaine – Human Communication Research, 1975
Discusses the effects of deliberate vagueness on source credibility, agreement and perceived vagueness. See CS 703 560 for availability. (MH)
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research
The Truth-Deception Attribution: Effects of Familiarity on the Ability of Observers to Detect Deception.
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And Others; Brandt, David R. – Human Communication Research, 1980
Investigates the relationship between an observer's familiarity with the normal, truthful communicative behavior of an individual, and the observer's ability to detect deception on the part of that individual. Provides an experimental test of the degree of linearity between familiarity and judgmental accuracy in detecting deception. (JMF)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Patterns, Communication Research, Credibility