"Author Dariusz Galsinski employs a discourse analytical approach to the study of deception in The Language of Deception. The book focuses on the deceptive messages themselves - how language is used to deceive others and what kinds of linguistic devices are used." "Galasinski de…
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"The authors turn their therapy microscopes onto the subjects of lying, falsehood, deceit, and the loss of trust in the counseling room. What do clients lie about, and why? When do therapists mislead or withhold information from their clients? What does it all mean? In their exp…
Explores a wide range of psychological effects in the way think, judge, and remember in our everyday lives.
We live in a world of information overload. Facts and figures on absolutely everything are at our fingertips, but are too often biased, distorted, or outright lies. From unemployment figures to voting polls, IQ tests to divorce rates, we're bombarded by seemingly plausible stati…
"In World War II, the Allies employed unprecedented methods and practiced the most successful military deception ever seen, meticulously feeding misinformation to Axis intelligence to lead Axis commanders into erroneous action. Thaddeus Holt's comprehensive book tells the full s…
A diverse group of world experts in personality assessment showcase a range of viewpoints on response distortion. Contributors consider what it means to 'fake' a personality assessment, why and how people try to obtain particular scores on personality tests, and what types of te…
This is an engaging and informative discussion of the potential pitfalls in research methods and statistics facing the practicing journalist that should provide a valuable supplement for almost all of the texts on news writing currently available ... a very important little book.
This is an engaging and informative discussion of the potential pitfalls in research methods and statistics facing the practicing journalist that should provide a valuable supplement for almost all of the texts on news writing currently available ... a very important little book.
