CMN 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Catfishing, Socalled, Emotional Affair
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Intentional behavior that creates an impression in the recipient that the deceiver knows is false. Interpersonal deception theory (buller & burgoon 1996: 4 deceptive strategies. Making up info that is not true. Different from concealment b/c truth is more specific: argues that we aren"t as good at detecting deception as we think we are, argues that we need to understand communication as interactive. We are constantly changing the way we interact. We adjust in response to feedback: strategic deception takes mental effort (tasks demanding) An overload can cause a deceiver to engage in non-strategic displays. The more info put into the lie, the more mental effort: goals of deceptive acts. Save face/sustain image of one/both parties ex. for doing embarrassing or shameful acts: 4 message characteristics that reflect strategic intent. Being uncertain or vague will be harder to pin down as a lie. Disassociation: downplaying the importance of the lie.
