When Is It Acceptable to Lie? Interpersonal and Intergroup Perspectives on Deception

Communication Studies

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 129-146

  Dunbar, Norah E ^a   Gangi, Katlyn ^a   Coveleski, Samantha ^a   Adams, Aubrie ^a   Bernhold, Quinten ^a   Giles, Howard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deception Detection; Intergroup Communication; Intergroup Deception; Interpersonal Communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961213509     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510974.2016.1146911     Document Type: Article

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