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1

When you choose to hide a secret from your spouse, you are using the strategy known as
A)falsification.
B)equivocation.
C)concealment.
D)prioritization.
2

Buller and Burgoon have identified ___ propositions as part of this theory to explain deception.
A)13
B)18
C)21
D)25
3

Which of the following is true about deception?
A)Real or imagined suspicion increases deceivers' strategic activity.
B)What deceivers do depends on how well they know their partner.
C)Perception of suspicion increases when a respondent's behavior is unexpected.
D)All of the above.
4

The problem with past research on deception is
A)people are better at spotting deception than researchers thought, making the studies invalid.
B)there was not enough focus on interpersonal interaction and how that influences deception.
C)the sample for the study was limited to college age students.
D)not enough time was given to participants to evaluate the message.
5

Buller and Burgoon argue that every deceptive message has at least ___ aims.
A)2
B)3
C)4
D)5
6

Which of the following statements represents the goals of a deceptive act?
A)For both parties to save face.
B)To maintain a relationship with the respondent.
C)To accomplish a specific task.
D)All of the above.
7

If you are trying to deceive your partner about what you did over the weekend by stating that we just went over to Bob's for a party, you are using which disassociation strategy?
A)a leveler
B)a modifier
C)a group reference
D)all of the above
8

Which of the following nonverbal behaviors usually accompany deception?
A)enlarged pupils
B)awkward pauses
C)bigger discrepancies between verbal and nonverbal channels
D)all of the above
9

What is truth bias?
A)Measuring the perceived reward that comes from lying.
B)A suspicion that someone you know well is lying.
C)The tendency for people to overcompensate for lying by using more nonverbal gestures.
D)The persistent expectation that people are telling the truth.
10

According to Buller and Burgoon, suspicion is best defined as
A)a necessary part of conversation.
B)the midpoint between truth and falsity.
C)a set of misguided assumptions.
D)none of the above
11

The concept of leakage refers to
A)the persistent tendency to believe people are telling the truth.
B)certain behaviors that suggest a person is lying.
C)the use of eye contact by a deceiver.
D)the fear deceivers feel while they are lying.
12

Which of the following is true about interpersonal deception?
A)Receivers are better at spotting deception than deceivers are.
B)Truth bias impacts all of us.
C)There are no conclusive findings regarding leakage clues.
D)All of the above
13

What does interpersonal deception theory say about reciprocation and deception?
A)When respondents are highly involved in terms of body language, deceivers act less excited.
B)When respondents are highly involved in terms of body language, deceivers act even more excited.
C)When respondents are highly involved in terms of body language, deceivers match their intensity.
D)There is no relationship between reciprocity and deception.
14

The creators of interpersonal deception theory are
A)Shannon and Weaver.
B)Ogden and Richards.
C)Plato and Aristotle.
D)Buller& Burgoon.
15

What should we take away from Buller and Burgoon's ideas?
A)We are not as good at detecting deception as we think we are.
B)We create our own problems in detecting deception because of truth bias.
C)a and b
D)none of the above
16

If you choose to hide a secret you are engaging in falsification.
A)True
B)False
17

Buller and Burgoon argue that nervous laughter is a good sign of lying.
A)True
B)False
18

According to interpersonal deception theory, a person who avoids eye contact in American culture is just as likely to be lying as a person who does not.
A)True
B)False
19

Performances that are seen as too slick can be a sign of deception.
A)True
B)False
20

It is hard for people to lie because they have difficulty masking the guilt that accompanies dishonesty.
A)True
B)False





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