The aim of this paper is to describe the phenomenon of lying from the perspective of interpersonal communication. The Interpersonal Deception Theory explains the dynamics and evolution of deceit in interactions. It also explains how the deceiver’s and receiver’s actions influence success at deception. The following factors known to influence accuracy of lie detection in interpersonal communication were described in the article: interactivity, the moment in which decision is taken, immediacy, observation/participation, modality, biases, suspicion, repeated investigation and the use of evidence. Data on interactive deception detection is based also on strategies aimed to reach the truth. Practical implications for lie detection in interpersonal communication are presented, also showing possible future research area.
According to Wierzbicka (1999), one of the core values of Polish culture is sincerity and emotional frankness, in this study we tested this assumption analyzing display rules operating between friends. 100 respondents completed modified version of the Display Rule Assessment Inventory (Matsumoto, Yoo, Hirayama, & Petrova, 2005). Results show that Polish participants endorse more expression with close friends than with acquaintances and strangers. The obtained differences between those groups were quite large and similar to a pattern typical for collectivistic cultures. On the other hand, we reported high level of overall expressivity, typical of individualism. Such a high expressivity was found for all studied emotions, but pride, which is consistent with previous research on self-presentational modesty in Polish culture (e.g. Dabul, Wosińska, Cialdini, Mandal, & Dion, 1997).
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