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Throughout time researchers have tried to use their latest ideas and technology to detect lies. However, the methods and variables used were often ill defined, which may seriously affect how this research can be applied in the real world. This chapter proposes that researchers make five important considerations when designing any deception study: their specific definitions of phenomena, their use stakes or incentives, their allowing participants to choose to lie, their use of sanctioned or unsanctioned lies, and their appreciation of the power of the interview process itself in generating behaviors associated with truth or lie. We conclude that researchers should approach the study of deception in a more united, clearly defined methodological fashion for the betterment of our collective scholarly knowledge and for those professionals who rely on it.
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Carr, Z.M., Solbu, A., Frank, M.G. (2019). Why Methods Matter: Approaches to the Study of Deception and Considerations for the Future. In: Docan-Morgan, T. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Deceptive Communication. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96334-1_14
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