Truth and lying in computer-mediated groups

Abstract

Most interpersonal or group communication via the Internet involves people who are not co-present and are not interacting at the same time. Typically, messages contain only text and graphics. This means that people cannot use tone of voice or nonverbal signals to judge the accuracy of messages or, in some cases, even to know the other's true identity. These features of computer-mediated interaction may have dramatic effects on the ways people communicate and how they make judgments about whether the messages of other group members are truthful or deceptive. However, little research has examined truth telling and lying in computer-mediated interaction or in groups larger than two. This chapter investigates how computer-mediated communication affects the composition, transmission, and detection of truthful and deceptive messages.

Citation

Hollingshead, A.B. (2000), "Truth and lying in computer-mediated groups", Neale, M.A. and Mannix, E.A. (Ed.) Research on Managing Groups and Teams (Research on Managing Groups and Teams, Vol. 3), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 157-173. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1534-0856(00)03009-7