Would I lie to you

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

5 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

05/05/2009

Category :

Philosophy & literature

Sub category :

Humanities/philosophy

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Summary :

Introduction
The definition of deception
The Interpersonal Deception Theory
The nephew's participattion in falsification
Conclusion: Nonverbal cues
Works cited

Abstract

What do job interviews, parents, significant others, store managers, telemarketers, homeless people, personal managers, and movie ticket agents have in common? They've all been lied to. At job interviews, applicants may tell a little lie about their qualifications in order to get the job. An applicant who's a hard worker may leave out the fact that he/she tends to chitchat with other employees while doing their work. Children lie to their parents all the time, from saying their sibling hit them first to what time they came in from curfew. Significant others tend to try to make each other feel good instead of telling the truth in intense situations.

Customers get mad at employees, decide they're going to complain to management and may make a small fault of the employee seem like the ultimate failure of the store. Every telemarketer has been hit with at least one of these excuses: "I'm busy", "I don't have time", "It's dinnertime" or "I'm not interested." But the busy person with no time could just be watching television, with nothing else going on. The person who's supposed to be eating dinner is still waiting on the pizza delivery that's an hour late. The uninterested person hasn't let the telemarketer get past hello, and doesn't really know whether they're interested or not. Not many people have absolutely no change in their pocket, but refuse the homeless person asking for change.

Employees are not always sick when they ask their manager for a day off. Children have snuck into at least one R-rated movie, knowing the ticket agent will not let that person in because they're under the age of seventeen. We've all lied. The person who says they've never lied is lying to you right now.

In the essay below, the topics will include the theory, definition, and examples of Interpersonal Deception Theory, and why this theory is sometimes necessary to maintain order.

Examples will include two tests that were done on the study of Interpersonal Deception Theory where one group concentrated on the listener's perception when lying and the other group concentrated on acceptance of the listener when listening to lies. Both examples give significant results as to why people lie and to what extent they go with their lives. Different descriptions of lying will be discussed, regarding the differences between outright lies and manipulation. A personal example of the Interpersonal Deception Theory, why it was done, and the results, will also be explained.