Week 15 Practice Quiz (Deception)

What are acts of dissimulation?

• Types of behaviors in which you try to differentiate yourself from other people, in order to appear trustworthy.

• Forms of deception that involve omitting certain details that would change the nature of the story if they were known.

• Words or phrases that, when uttered, make someone else realize that you are no trustworthy.

• Behaviors that make you stand out in a crowd, thus boosting your sense of ethos.

True or False: Falsification and exaggeration are both examples of acts of simulation.

• True

• False

What theory/idea says that having a strong motivation to succeed in a deception will actually impair your non-verbal performance, making your lie less likely to be believed?

• interpersonal deception theory

• nonverbal contagion

• motivation impairment effect

• truth bias

• falsification theory

Which of the following behavioral changes are reliable cues of deception? (Select all correct answers--there are more than one!)

• more filler words and vocal pauses

• reduced/lowered vocal pitch

• minimal body movement (less nodding, fewer hand movements)

• a subtle head tilt, specifically to the left

• sustained, hard eye contact

Answer explanation

There were five communicative signs of deception that we discussed in class (and in your textbook). Know them!

Jim is applying for a job that requires at least three years of experience in the field. Jim does not have that experience, but REALLY wants the job -- so he lies on his job application and makes up a fake employment history.

What type of deception is Jim practicing?

• equivocation

• omission

• exaggeration

• falsification

• fraud

Lies that are told to protect someone's feelings, and which build social bonds, (such as complimenting someone's haircut, even if it's ugly), are called ______________ lies.

Julie suspects her girlfriend, Tina, is cheating on her. Julie confronts Tina and asks her straightforwardly: "Are you cheating on me?" Tina pauses, says, "Cheating is such an ugly word, isn't it?" and then changes the subject.

What type of deception is Tina demonstrating?

• exaggeration

• omission

• equivocation

• falsification

• fraud

A study we discussed in class noted that within a 10-minute conversation, ___% of people lied at least once.

(Write a numeral, not a word.)

You testify in court of law that your brother was not drunk when he ran over your neighbor's bike, but you know for a fact that your brother had 8 beers that night before driving. Which type of deception did you just commit?

• fraud

• prosocial lie

• high-stakes lie

• self-presentation lie

• exaggeration

Deception has several important elements. Which of the following are factors in deception, as noted in class and in our textbook? (There is more than one right answer! Make sure you choose them all.)

• The receiver must believe the information to be true.

• The sender must be attempting to make the receiver believe the information.

• The sender must transmit the information on purpose, or knowingly.

• The sender must know the information is false.

• The receiver must be harmed by the lie.