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Telling lies.

B M DePaulo, R Rosenthal

    Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
    |October 1, 1979
    PubMed
    Summary
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    Detecting deception is easier than discerning true emotions. Individuals skilled at deception detection were not adept at reading underlying affects, though their own lies were more easily detected. Machiavellian individuals effectively used histrionic strategies for deception.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Social Psychology
    • Nonverbal Communication

    Background:

    • Understanding deception detection and affect recognition is crucial in social interactions.
    • Previous research has explored the accuracy of detecting lies and underlying emotions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the accuracy of detecting deception versus underlying affect.
    • To explore the relationship between deception detection skill and affect recognition ability.
    • To examine factors influencing successful deception, such as personality traits and strategies.

    Main Methods:

    • Participants (20 men, 20 women) were videotaped describing various social targets (liked, disliked, ambivalent, indifferent, and simulated affect).
    • Observers rated the presence of deception and the speakers' underlying affect.

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  • Correlation analyses examined relationships between deception detection accuracy, affect recognition, and personality traits.

    • Main Results:

    • Detecting that deception occurred was significantly more accurate than identifying the true underlying affect.
    • Skill in detecting deception was not correlated with skill in recognizing underlying affect.
    • Individuals whose deception attempts were more easily detected also had their underlying affects recognized more easily.
    • A histrionic strategy ('hamming') was effective for deception, employed more by Machiavellian individuals, who were less frequently caught in lies.
    • Gender differences in detection accuracy were minimal; observers skilled with one gender were similarly skilled with the other.

    Conclusions:

    • The ability to detect deception is distinct from the ability to discern true emotions.
    • Machiavellianism and histrionic strategies are associated with more effective deception.
    • Future research should explore individual differences and training programs for improving deception detection and affect recognition.