COMM330 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Lie Theory, Microexpression, Interpersonal Communication
2 Nov 2018
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Self serving lies: used to cover our ass, avoid looking bad. Altruistic lies: lies for someone else"s benefit. Concealment: not giving all the information (saying you went out to dinner, which is true, but leaving out that you are cheating) Equivocation: sounding like they"re saying something important but they"re not (politicians) Understatements and exaggerations: make things seem smaller or bigger than they are. Women are more likely to tell other women altruistic lies ( of conversations) Men are more likely to tell lies to impress. People lie for all of the reasons that they tell the truth. Children assume everyone is thinking what they"re thinking. Children are not born with the capacity to lie. Theory of mind doesn"t develop until age 4-5. Understanding that someone has a different mind than you do. People who are seen as leaders are generally better at deception. This does not mean that leaders lie more. Leaders are good at faking and hiding emotions.
