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Lying and Deception in Human Interaction
Mark Knapp, University of Texas at Austin

ISBN-10: 0205580645
ISBN-13: 9780205580644

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2008
Format: Paper; 368 pp
Published: 10/30/2007

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Lying and Deception in Human Interaction provides students with a critical understanding of deception necessary for evaluating the integrity of the messages they receive and send in daily life. The author’s lively writing style engages the reader as a multitude of real life examples demonstrate the relevance of visual deception in human interaction.

 

Deception, as a form of communication, is represented in the behavior of all living organisms and has been a part of human behavior for millions of years. Lying and Deception in Human Interaction enables its readers to seek more accurate ways of identifying deceitful behavior and to effectively cope with it.

  • Teaches students not to trust everything they see at face value, but to dig deeper and become skilled consumers and lie detectors.
  • Incorporates highly pertinent cartoons, illustrations and photographs to draw readers in and keep them riveted from beginning to end.
  • Encourages discussion between students that will help them learn the truth about deception, not only from the text, but from their fellow students and the experience of real-life successes and failures.

 

PART I.  THE NATURE OF THE PHENOMENA

 

Chapter 1 - Perspectives on Lying and Deception

Lying & Deception as Communication

Conceiving of Deceiving

Summary

Things To Think About

References       

 

Chapter 2 - Perspectives on Truth

Four Ways We Determine What is True

Truth and Certainty

Telling the Truth

Is Everyone’s Truth Equally Valid?

Summary

Things To Think About

References

 

Chapter 3 - Ethical Perspectives

Why Concern Ourselves With Ethics?

Is It Ever Right to Lie?

Ethical Guidelines

Ethics and Self Deception

Ethics of Lie Detection

Creating Honest Citizens

Summary

Things to Think About

References

 

PART II. LIAR BEHAVIOR

 

Chapter 4 - Nonhuman Deception

Deception At The Molecular Level

Plants Can Be Deceptive Too

A Typology of Deceptive Strategies in the Nonhuman World

The Ability to Deceive: Four Levels

Signing Apes

Nonhuman Deception Detection

Summary

Things To Think About

References

 

Chapter 5 - Children as Liars and Targets of Lies

Childhood Lying: Plotting It’s Growth

Why Children Lie

What About the Parents?

Lie Detection

Children Testifying in Court

Summary

Things To Think About

References

 

Chapter 6 - Self-Deception

Self, Deception, and Self-Deception

Self-Deception: Why Do We Do It?

Self-Deception: How Do We Do It?

Self-Deception: Advantages and Disadvantages

Summary

Things to Think About

References

 

Chapter 7 - Performing Lies and Deceit

Difficulties in Identifying Liar Behavior

Low-Stakes Lies

High-Stakes Lies

The Behavior of Liars

Is It Lying? Introducing the Blood Relatives

Summary

Things to Think About

References

 

Chapter 8 - Lying Specialists

Personality Disorders

Imposeurs

Imposters

Cons and Con Artists

Hoaxes

Hoax Protection

Summary

Things to Think About

References

 

PART III.  LIE DETECTION

 

Chapter 9 - Unassisted Lie Detection

Ways We Detect Lies

Can We Accurately Detect Lies by Observing Behavior?

Why Aren’t We More Accurate?

Highly Skilled Lie Detectors

Police and Military Interrogations

Summary

Things to Think About

References

 

Chapter 10 - Assisted Lie Detection

Our Faith in Machines as Lie Detectors

The Polygraph

The Measurement of Stress as an Indicator of Lying

Scanning the Brain for Lies

Do Truth Serums Make People Tell the Truth?

Integrity Tests: Paper Lie Detectors?

Computer-Assisted Analyses of Verbal Clues to Deception

Computer-Assisted Analyses of Facial Clues to Deception

Summary

Things to Think About

References

           

PART IV.  LYING AND DECEPTION FOR THE MASSES

 

Chapter 11 - Speaking to the Public: Lies and Political Leadership

Special Characteristics of Public Lies

To What Extent Does the Public Want Honesty From Their Political Leaders?

Lying and Deception: The Leader’s Perspective

The Blood Relatives of Deception Pay Another Visit

Presidential Lies

Maintaining Public Vigilance

Summary

Things to Think About

References

 

Chapter 12 - Deceptive Writing in the Public Arena

Gathering and Reporting the News

Writing History

Writing Memoirs

Writing Resumes

Summary

Things to Think About

References

 

Chapter 13 - Visual Deception in the Public Sphere

The Credibility of Visual Images

Manipulating Recorded Visual Images

Spotting Fake Visual Images

Summary

Things to Think About

References

 

EPILOGUE

What Does it All Mean?

 

 

LYING AND DECEPTION

IN HUMAN INTERACTION

 

Mark L. Knapp, University of Texas at Austin

 

Lying and Deception in Human Interaction provides students and lay readers with a critical understanding of deception that is necessary for evaluating the integrity of the messages they receive and send in daily life.  The primary focus of the book is to help readers understand how and why deception is a natural part of our daily experience

 

The author’s lively writing style engages the reader as a multitude of real life examples demonstrate the relevance of visual and auditory deception in human interaction. Deception, as a form of communication, is represented in the behavior of all living organisms and has been a part of human behavior for millions of years. Lying and Deception in Human Interaction enables its readers to seek more accurate ways of identifying deceitful behavior and to effectively cope with the challenges it presents.

 

Features:

  • Teaches readers not to trust everything they see or hear at face value, but to dig deeper and become skilled consumers of information.
  • Incorporates highly pertinent cartoons, illustrations and photographs to make reading the book more riveting from start to finish.
  • Encourages discussion between students to help them learn the truth about deception, not only from the text, but from their fellow students and the experience of real-life successes and failures.
  • Provides an in-depth treatment of ethics as related to lying and deception, thereby helping students to become better citizens through an understanding of their own values and those of others.

 

 

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