Module 14: Stresses and Strains

Question 1

What is deception?

Answer 1

Is intentional behaviour that creates an impression in the recipient that the deceiver knows to be untrue

Question 2

What is lying?

Answer 2

Lying is when people knowingly make statements that contradict the truth

Question 3

What percentage of all lies are lies to benefit others?

Answer 3

1/3

Question 4

True or False: People tend to tell fewer lies in intimate relationships than with more casual acquaintances

Answer 4

True, but when we tell lies about serious matters, we tell them most often to our intimate partners than to anyone else

Question 5

What is deceiver’s distrust?

Answer 5

If one partner lies to the other, the liar will begin to perceive the recipient as less honest

Question 6

Can we detect a partner’s deception?

Answer 6

The specific changes in a person’s demeanor that indicate that they are lying may be very individual. We can learn to detect deception in a certain partner

Question 7

What is a truth bias in a relationship?

Answer 7

They assume that their partners are usually telling the truth

Question 8

Are we good at being lie detectors?

Answer 8

No, participants found that people correctly distinguish truths from lies 54% of the time

Question 9

What are betrayals?

Answer 9

Are disagreeable, hurtful actions by people we trusted and from whom we reasonably did not expect such misbehavior

Question 10

True or False: We are most hurt by betrayals that come from those whom we depend and for whom we care the most

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Why is revenge usually not a good idea?

Answer 11

1. The perpetrator and the victim rarely agree on the amount of retribution that’s just
2. Revenge is usually less satisfying than we expect it to be