Evidence for the Pinocchio Effect: Linguistic Differences Between Lies, Deception by Omissions, and Truths

Discourse Processes

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 79-106

  van Swol, Lyn M ^a   Braun, Michael T ^a   Malhotra, Deepak ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84859173381     PISSN: 0163853X     EISSN: 15326950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0163853X.2011.633331     Document Type: Article

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