Sounding authentic : an examination of how individual and personality differences in language affect deception
department or school: Arts and Social Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Wellspring, Ian
issued: 2020-09-01T14:07:02Z
issued: 2020
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Research on cues for detecting deception have focused on two primary areas, verbal and nonverbal (e.g., body language; Bogaard et al., 2016; DePaulo et al., 2003). The current thesis examined if gender potentially plays a role in the production of language in a deceptive context. The Self-Report Psychopathy Test-IV (Paulhus et al., 2016) assessed the potential presence of psychopathic traits, while also examining the nature of their relationship with both gender and language. University undergraduate students were asked to recall either a truthful or deceptive trip they experienced while being interviewed in either a Be Detailed or Ghostwriter condition. Linguistic output was then analyzed using Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC; Pennebaker et al., 2015a) and the Dictionary of Affective Language (DAL; Whissell, 2009). It was found that there was increased verbal output when participants were instructed with the Ghostwriter instructions, suggesting that small alterations in methodology can impact results and may explain previous contradictory findings. Somewhat surprisingly, positive affective language was found to be higher in the deceptive condition in the Be Detailed condition. Gender differences were also found in levels of psychopathic traits, where males tended to score higher than females. Levels of psychopathic traits were a significant covariate for disfluencies in the Be Detailed condition, suggesting that personality influences disfluencies. The current thesis provides additional information regarding linguistic cues to deceit, specifically variables that warrant further investigation (i.e., gender, personality, and context). This study also provides insights into potential methods for obtaining increased information in interview settings.
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note: Sounding Authentic: An Examination Of How Individual and Personality Differences in Language Affect Deception by Ian Wellspring B.A. (Hons.), Mount Royal University, 2015 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Clinical Psychology) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) August 2020 © Ian Wellspring, 2020 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis/dissertation entitled: Sounding Authentic: An Examination Of How Individual and Personality Differences in Language May Affect Deception submitted by Ian Wellspring in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts (M.A.). Dr. Michael Woodworth, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences Supervisor Dr. Cynthia Mathieson, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Harry Miller, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Shirley Chau, Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Social Work University Examiner iii Abstract Research on cues for detecting deception have focused on two primary areas, verbal and non-verbal (e.g., body language; Bogaard et al., 2016; DePaulo et al., 2003). The current thesis examined if gender potentially plays a role in the production of language in a deceptive context. The Self-Report Psychopathy Test-IV (Paulhus et al., 2016) assessed the potential presence of psychopathic traits, while also examining the nature of their relationship with both gender and language. University undergraduate students were asked to recall either a truthful or deceptive trip they experienced while being interviewed in either a Be Detailed or Ghostwriter condition. Linguistic output was then analyzed using Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC; Pennebaker et al., 2015a) and the Dictionary of Affective Language (DAL; Whissell, 200…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2020-02
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0394131
language: eng
degree discipline: Psychology
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/75804