PSYCHOLOGY OF DECEPTION CLASS

DR. GARY BOND

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Contemporary Problems In Psychology: The Psychology of Deception

Tentative Course Schedule

Day

Date

Topic/Activity

Mon

20-Aug

CULTURAL BELIEFS ABOUT DECEPTION AROUND

THE WORLD

1.) Introduction to the Course

Wed

22-Aug

2.) Reading 1: Folk and Cross-Cultural Beliefs About

Deception Lecture:  The Global Deception Research

Team findings (A World of Lies, 2006).

Discussion of reading

Mon

27-Aug

“EYES UP AND TO THE RIGHT?”: MYTHS AND

RELIABLE CUES TO DECEPTION

1.) Folk and Cross-Cultural Myths About Deception:

 “Eyes Up and to the Right”- Neuro-Linguistic

Programming (NLP; Bandler, R., & Grinder, J.,

1976; Dilts, R., 1980)

2.) Designing Your Social/Cultural Myth Group

Experiments/Demonstrations 

Wed

29-Aug

3.) Reading 2. Lecture: Cues to Deception

(DePaulo et al. meta-analysis, 2003)

Discussion of reading

Mon

3-Sep

THE VOICE OF DECEPTION

1.) Measures for your Research Studies—Voice

Analysis

2.) Locate your Research Subject on the Internet

(truthful and deceptive speeches)

Wed

5-Sep

3.) Reading 3. Lecture:  Anolli & Ciceri, 1997

(The Voice of Deception; voice frequency measures)

Discussion of reading

Mon

10-Sep

THE LANGUAGE OF LIES

1.) Measures for your Research Studies—Linguistic

Analysis

2.) Locate your Research Subject on the Internet

(truthful and deceptive speeches) (cont.)

Wed

12-Sep

3.) Reading 4. Journal Article Presentation and Discussion-

Black, Whitney: Newman, Pennebaker, Berry, &

Richards (Lying Words; LIWC linguistic measures,

2003)

Mon

17-Sep

TRUTH AND LIES IN RELATIONSHIPS/PEN PALS

1) Lecture: Signal Detection Theory in Deception

Detection Decisions

Wed

19-Sep

2) Reading 5. Journal Article Presentation and Discussion-

____________:Truth Bias in Relationships Article-

McCornack & Levine (When lovers become leery:

The relationship between suspicion and accuracy in

detecting deception; 1990)

3) Reading 6. Journal Article Presentation and Discussion-

Herring, Deidre: Personal Ads from Prisoners:

Do Inmates Tell the Truth About Themselves?

Article- Tewksbury (2005)

Mon

24-Sep

QUESTIONING AND BIAS EFFECTS

1) Reading 7. Journal Article Presentation and Discussion-

Shore, Amber: The Probing Effect Article-Levine &

McCornack (Behavioral Adaptation, Confidence,

and Heuristic-Based Explanations of the Probing

Effect; 2001)

Wed

26-Sep

2) Reading 8. Journal Article Presentation and Discussion-

Cox, Martin: Post-Probe Decision Making in a -

Prison Context Research Article Bond et al (2004)

3) Social/Cultural Myths Group 1 Presentation-

Black, Whitney, Walker, Ezekiel, Haggins, Tiana

Mon

1-Oct

INTERROGATIONS AND CONFESSIONS

1) Reading 9. Journal Article Presentation and Discussion-

Ragland, Jenna: Interrogations Article-Kassin &

Fong (“I'm innocent!" Effects of  training on judgments

of truth and deception in the interrogation room; 1999)

Wed

3-Oct

2) Reading 10. Journal Article Presentation and Discussion-

Crudup, Nayrice: Confessions Article- Meissner &

Kassin (“He's Guilty!":Investigator Bias in

Judgments of Truth and Deception. 2002)

3) Social/Cultural Myths Group 2 Presentation-

Shore, Amber, Johnson, Iris, Richardson, Antoine 

Mon

8-Oct

No Class Fall Break

Wed

10-Oct

No Class Fall Break

Mon

15-Oct

DETECTING DECEPTION ACROSS CULTURES

1) Reading 11. Journal Article Presentation and Discussion-

Darden, Sadia: Cross-Cultural Deception Article-

C. Bond & Atoum (International deception; 2000)

Wed

17-Oct

2) Reading 12. Journal Article Presentation and Discussion-

Walker, Ezekiel: Cross-Cultural Deception Article-

(Information manipulation theory & perceptions of

deception- Hong Kong; Yeung, Levine, & Nishida, 1999)

3) Social/Cultural Myths Group 3 Presentation-

Carpenter, Kedrick, Ragland, Jenna, Lee, Anquinarta,

and _________

Mon

22-Oct

THE LIE DETECTOR

1) Mini Lecture: Lie Detector History

2) Reading 13. Journal Article Presentation and Discussion-

Richardson, Antoine: The Lie Detector Article-

Sexual Offenders and the Polygraph;

Blasingame (1998)

Wed

24-Oct

3) Reading 14. Journal Article Presentation and Discussion-

Haggins, Tiana: Lie Detectors in Government

Article-Polygraph Testing: Thoughts of a Skeptical

Legislator- Brooks (1985)

4) Social/Cultural Myths Group 4 Presentation-

Harris, Felicia, Harris, Natoya, Polite, Candice

Mon

29-Oct

ANIMAL DECEPTION

1) Reading 15. Journal Article Presentation and Discussion-

Jennette, Ashley: Animal Deception Article-

Whiten and Byrne, Tactical Deception in Primates

(1988)

Wed

31-Oct

2) Reading 16. Journal Article Presentation and Discussion-

Johnson, Iris:  Chimpanzees Conceal Visual and

Auditory Information from Others Article-Melis,

Call, and Tomasello (2006)

3) Social/Cultural Myths Group 5 Presentation-

Johnson, Jennifer, Crudup, Nayrice, Herring,

Deidre

Mon

5-Nov

CHILDRENS’ DECEPTION AND DETECTION

1) Reading 17. Journal Article Presentation and Discussion-

Polite, Candice: Children’s Deception & CBCA

Article-Pezdek et al. (2004)

Wed

7-Nov

2) Reading 18. Journal Article Presentation and Discussion-

Carpenter, Kedrick: Children’s Prepared and

Unprepared Lies Article, Stromwell,

Granhag, and Landstrom (2006)

3) Social/Cultural Myths Group 6 Presentation-

Cox, Martin, Darden, Sadia, Jennette, Ashley,

and ______________

Mon

12-Nov

OLDER ADULTS AND LIE DETECTION

1) Reading 19. Journal Article Presentation and Discussion-

Harris, Felicia: Intergenerational Lie Detection

Article-Parham, Feldman, Oster, and

Popoola (1981)

Wed

14-Nov

2) Reading 20. Journal Article Presentation and Discussion-

Harris, Natoya: Vulnerability of Older Adults

to Deception Article-Bond et al (2005)

Mon

19-Nov

EXPERTISE IN DECEPTION DETECTION

1) Reading 21. Journal Article Presentation and Discussion-

Lee, Anquinarta: Who can catch a liar? Article-

Ekman & O'Sullivan (1991)

Wed

21-Nov

No Class (Classes End at 1:00 pm)

Mon

26-Nov

EXPERTISE IN DECEPTION DETECTION (cont)

1) Reading 22. Journal Article Presentation and Discussion-

________________Wizards in Deception Detection

Article-O’Sullivan & Ekman (2004)

2) Posters of Individual Research Projects

(Last Name Begins with I-Z)

Wed

28-Nov

1) Reading 23. Journal Article Presentation and Discussion-

Johnson, Jennifer: Deception Detection Expertise

Article-Bond (2007)

2) Posters of Individual Research Projects

(Last Name Begins with A-H)

Mon

3-Dec

Reading Day No Class

Wed

5-Dec

Final Paper Due by 5 pm