LYING & DECEPTION

(07310)
M.L. Knapp, Professor
Fall, 1999
SPE 367
2-3:30, TTH
CMA 3.112

OUTSIDE ASSIGNMENTS:

You are expected to do three interviews (see attached forms) which will comprise 20% of your course grade. Interviews which are handed in by the due date will start with an "A" but will be graded down if they suffer any of the following problems:

• not readable
• not meet one or more specifications for the assignment
• conclusions drawn from the recorded answers to the interview questions are not warranted
• interview responses show lack of depth due to lack of probing
• the "learnings" section is mainly clichés or feeble attempts to please the instructor--for example, "I learned that lying is really important when two people communicate"
• the "learnings" section is too imprecise or too abstract

The overall idea of this assignment is for you to get exposure to the experiences and beliefs of other people in such a way that it helps you reflect on and sort through your own beliefs. Interviews which are not turned in during the class period they are due but which are turned in within a week of the due date will start with a "C+" and, like those turned in on time, will be graded down for any of the problems previously stated. Interviews which cannot be verified (the interviewee cannot be reached or states he/she was not interviewed) will receive an "F".

You should follow the instructions on each interview sheet and record the answers given to you. DO NOT simply give the interview sheet to someone and tell them to fill it out. This does not constitute an interview. In most cases, you will want to add questions and probes that are not on the interview sheet in order to learn more about the interviewee's beliefs, but only answers to the questions listed need to be recorded. Please staple interviews with two pages. In order to do an "A" interview, you are advised not to put it off until the last minute.

Interview #l - Due Sept 9, 1999 (Note: You do Option l or Option 2, not both)
Interview #2 - Due Oct 5, 1999
Interview #3 - Due Dec 2, 1999

A SCHEDULE OF DUE DATES FOR READINGS/ASSIGNMENTS

	Read Nyberg	Read Ekman	Videos	Interviews	Other Rdgs.
August 26
August 31	1,2,3
September 2			Eyewit 23"		Reality
September 7	10		Ethics 1 hr		Solomon
September 9			Bk Virt. 23"	#1
September 14	8
September 16
September 21			Animals 41"
September 23	5
September 28		EXAM #1
September 30
October 5	4,6,7
October 7				#2
October 12
October 14			Movie l hr 30" & Either: 1) Cons or 2) Unmasking --both 40"
October 19		1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9	Lies & How, 46"
October 21	pp.l85-88
October 26		7	Liar, 50"
October 28		EXAM #2
November 2		10	Truth About 56"
November 4
November 9	pp. 176-185				Perlmutter
November 11
November 16
November 18
November 23
November 30			Fake Docs, 13"
December 2				#3
December 10		EXAM #3, 2-5pm