PREPARED LIES, SPONTANEOUS LIES, MACHIAVELLIANISM, AND NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

HENRY D. O'HAIR; MICHAEL J. CODY; MARGARET L. McLAUGHLIN

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2958.1981.tb00579.x

PREPARED LIES, SPONTANEOUS LIES, MACHIAVELLIANISM, AND NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

HENRY D. O'HAIR, MICHAEL J. CODY, MARGARET L. McLAUGHLIN

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This study investigated cue leakage during deception of factual information for both prepared and spontaneous types of lies. Liars anticipating lying engaged in less postural shifting and shorter latencies than truth tellers prior to lying. During a prepared lie, liars engaged in shorter latencies, shorter message durations, more affirmative head nodding, less smiling, and more body adaptors than truth tellers did. During a spontaneous lie, liars engaged in more body adaptors than truth tellers. No substantive differences were obtained between truth tellers and liars after the lying behavior was completed. Cues were not leaked differently by high and low Machiavellians.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	325-339
Number of pages	15
Journal	Human Communication Research
Volume	7
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2958.1981.tb00579.x
State	Published - Jun 1981

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Communication
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Anthropology
Linguistics and Language

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