Date of Award
1-2006
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
College/School
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department/Program
Psychology
Thesis Sponsor/Dissertation Chair/Project Chair
Julian P. Keenan
Committee Member
Sandra Y. Lewis
Committee Member
Debra Zellner
Abstract
Social based strategies such as deception may require a theory of mind. Individuals with developmental disorders have deficits in deception that may be related to deficits in ToM. Individuals in the general population may have similar deficits. Participants were asked to rate the believability of videotaped actors. We found an inverse relationship between autistic and schizotypal tendencies and deception detection. Increased self-awareness scores were related to increased confidence when determining the believability of an actor. Results suggest deception detection is related to both self-awareness and Theory of mind.
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Recommended Citation
Johnson, Amanda, "Theory of Mind and Deception Ability" (2006). Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects. 1173.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/etd/1173