Lies! Lies!! Lies!!!: The Psychology of Deceit

by Charles V. Ford

Book Overview

Lies! Lies!! Lies!!! The Psychology of Deceit looks beyond compulsive liars in our society and considers the ongoing flood of lies that we as human beings experience every day. Who lies? Not just children, politicians, advertisers, and salespeople. Our co-workers lie. Our friends lie. Our relatives lie. And we lie to them. Everybody lies. We learn to lie and to detect deceit as a developmental task. Dr. Ford's philosophy is that lying is part of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880489979
• ISBN13: 9780880489973
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
• Length: 347 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher