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Deception

Deception is the act of convincing one or many recipients of untrue information. The person creating the deception knows it to be false while the receiver of the information does not. It is often done for personal gain or advantage.

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Deception

Nodes87
Edges86
Triples157
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022989
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related to Further reading · 20
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related to In war · 18
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related to Deception and infidelity · 16
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related to Deception detection · 12
Deception → Aldert Vrij, As, Detecting, He, It, Noted, One's, Some, The, There, Vrij, While
related to In psychological research · 12
Deception → American Psychological Association, Andreas Ortmann, Diana Baumrind, From, However, If, Milgram, Ralph Hertwig, Rebecca Dresser, They, Those, Though
related to Islam · 11
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related to In business · 10
Deception → Fabrication, Gaspar, Getting, In, Misrepresentation, Not, Omitting, People, Price, This
related to Online dating deceptions · 8
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related to Online disinhibition · 8
Deception → By, Digital, Most, One, These, They, Through, Without
related to In interrogations · 6
Deception → Cupp, Frazier, Illinois, In, See, United States

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Deceptionis aact of convincing one or many recipients of untrue information0.90text
Deceptionis apart of many campaigns.DisguiseDisguises are used to create the impression of a false appearance0.90text
Deceptionis apart of many campaigns0.90text
Deceptionis aonly way to obtain certain kinds of information0.90text
Deceptionis adynamic0.90text
heightinstance oflied about objective measures of physical attractiveness0.80text
weightinstance oflied about objective measures of physical attractiveness0.80text
frequency heightinstance ofVocal cues0.80text
variation may also provide meaningful clues to deceit.Fear specifically causes heightened arousal in liarsinstance ofVocal cues0.80text
which manifests in more frequent blinkinginstance ofVocal cues0.80text
pupil dilationinstance ofVocal cues0.80text
speech disturbancesinstance ofVocal cues0.80text

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