Reconsidering the Role of Intentionality in Deceptive Communication: A Commentary on IMT2 and TDT From a Relational Science Point of View
Journal of Language and Social Psychology
Published online on May 23, 2014
Abstract
Traditional models of deceptive communication approach message production from a top-down, conscious-centric point of view. Information Manipulation Theory 2 and Truth Deception Theory challenge this assumption by arguing that the intent to deceive can occur during and after attempts to mislead have been enacted. I argue that this conceptual shift in our understanding of deceptive message production may be helpful to scholars studying the use of deception in relational contexts.