Lies!, lies!!, lies!!! : the psychology of deceit - Ford, Charles V., 1937- (Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Press, 1996)
1. Everybody Lies -- 2. Defining Deceit: The Language of Lying -- 3. The Biology of Deceit -- 4. Learning to Lie: Developmental Issues in Deceit -- 5. Why People Lie: The Determinants of Deceit -- 6. Styles of Deception: The Role of Personality -- 7. Pathological Lying -- 8. Living a Lie: Impostors, Con Artists, and Persons With Munchausen Syndrome -- 9. False Memories, False Accusations, and False Confessions -- 10. Detection of Deceit -- 11. Technological Detection of Deceit -- 12. Therapeutic Approaches for the Deceitful Person -- 13. Effects of Deception -- 14. A Psychology of Deceit: Conclusions and Summary.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 289-316.
Keywords: Deception; Self-deception.; Truthfulness and falsehood