Chapter 12

Question 1

Deceptive communication

Answer 1

A speaker transmits information knowingly and intentionally for the purpose of creating a false belief in the receiver

Question 2

Disinhibition effect

Answer 2

The loss of social restriction and inhibitions that would be present face-to-face

Question 3

Highstakes lies

Answer 3

Big time shit like forging signatures and false insurance claims

Question 4

Lowstakes lies

Answer 4

Low hoodrat shit like complimenting someone’s ugly outfit or being happy to meet a nigga when you aint

Question 5

Falsification

Answer 5

Communicating falsely, making information up

Question 6

Exaggeration

Answer 6

Overstating something that is true in principle

Question 7

Dissimulation

Answer 7

Omitting certain details that would change the nature of the story if known

Question 8

Omission

Answer 8

Leaving parts out to create false impression

Question 9

Equivocation

Answer 9

Making ambiguous statements to give the false impression that one has said something one hasn’t

Question 10

Ambiguity

Answer 10

Uncertainty, unclear messages

Question 11

Strategic ambiguity

Answer 11

Leaving unclear messages to gain benefit later

Question 12

Truth bias

Answer 12

The tendency to believe what someone says in the absence of a reason not to

Question 13

Leaks

Answer 13

When a hidden emotion is masked by the presented emotion

Question 14

Non-contracted denials

Answer 14

Overdetermined denials