The Definition Of Fake

Can you visualize what lying looks like? If so, what images come to mind? For example, will the liar’s nose growing like Pinocchio’s? Or will the liar’s pants catch on fire? Or, will the liar become fidgety, and constantly scratching his or hers nose? There are many visual presentations of lying. Yet, do these perceptions accurately indicate if someone is lying? In Seth Borenstein’s (2016) article, Experts Give Tips in Spotting Deception, Borenstein (2016) states that deciphering if someone is lying to you is not a simple task. Borenstein (2016) implies that many of our common perception of lying are actually misconceptions. To better understand deception detection, Borenstein (2016) interviewed two experts, Pamela Meyer and David Matsumoto, who are in the field of deception research. According to Borenstein (2016), with time and practice anyone can learn how to sense when they are being deceived. Borenstein’s (2016) article states that individuals should take three components into considerations if they want to better gage if they are being lied to: 1) Establish a baseline for that individual, 2) Pay attention to verbal changes, and 3) Pay attention to nonverbal changes. Borenstein (2016) states that when used together these three

The world is full of people who portray themselves as someone or something else. People

False fronts and pretending to be something you are not is a timeless issue. All humans lie and put up false fronts for personal gain, although not everyone realizes they are doing it. In 2013 Psychology Today published an article titled “Be Yourself vs. Being Somebody Else” and Dr. Fredric Neuman explains that, “persons with a secure sense of themselves can pretend—in certain situations, in certain ways—to be someone a little different without feeling untrue to themselves.” Neuman also mentions that doing this is like “putting on a costume and playing a role”.

If you can treat a person decently if they are disguised, then your theory about their real selves must inherently be false, or you would not be able to like and accept them.

Deception occurs when information is knowingly and intentionally for the purpose of creating a false belief in the receiver (Floyd, 2016 p.375). Depending on an individual’s upbringing lying can have someone felling guilt and nervousness. Lies allow us to be afraid of the truth while we try to find an escape from the problem. Growing up I can recall how worried I felt when I told a lie, that fear of being caught and the consequences that might come from someone finding out. Now as I grow old my feelings are still in the same place, however, I my learning through my experiences that lying doesn't just deceive the receiver but I can deceive myself. I feel regret when I tell a lie no matter the reason or circumstances it can never be rationalized, I’m still creating a false reality.

“According to The United States Department of Justice, the word identity theft means if someone were to wrongfully obtain and use another person’s personal information, for economic gain (USDOJ).” This is the literal definition, but the metaphorical type of identity theft is about judging or claiming a person for something they are not. Everyone has experienced this at some point in their life and has at least attempted to change the stereotype they were given.

One’s false appearance may seem like one’s true self. It’s easy to overlook how one seems. No one can really tell what one’s real self is really like. Many times we just have to trust the good nature of one another. A lot of times lying and faking things is how people show their false appearance.

“Fake it until you make it”, may not always be true in some ways. If people act like they know what they are doing it might help them feel better to be there. People may not know what they are doing now but that doesn’t mean they won’t learn it later. Amy Cuddy said the quote instead should be “Fake it until you become it.” When someone factors all these things together they should be

Throughout the centuries, episodes of hysteria have disturbed humanity, plaguing both small communities and powerful empires. Although often short-lived, these instances of widespread panic can disrupt social and political order. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller reveals that self-centered ambition underlies the spread of false ideas, which can fuel societal paranoia. However, Miller argues that individuals can escape this hysteria and preserve their dignity if they choose to sacrifice their personal needs by denying false allegations. First, Abigail’s rivalry with Elizabeth Proctor and Mrs. Putnam’s grief over infants’ deaths demonstrate that people accuse others in order to solve their own problems. Second, Danforth’s concern of losing authority and Tituba’s fear of death illustrate that fear also serves as a hidden sentiment that can trigger widespread paranoia. Finally, John Proctor’s and Gile Corey’s refusal to confess to witchcraft indicate that in the midst of hysteria, those who reject all falsehoods liberate themselves from deception and retain their dignity.

Class, What is an example of when it would be helpful to use deception in research? The perfect example, when some women are in labor, and want something for the pain. The doctor knows at this stage of the labor nothing can be administered to the woman. Then, to calm her he pays her a magic trick like a placebo IV, and plants this in her intellect that this liquid will take out all the pains of labor. Meantime the IV is only fluids.

In today’s society, it’s so easy to pretend that you’re somebody you aren’t. It’s common to turn on the news and see a story about catfishing, fraud, identity theft, the list goes on. We were put on

Reading these sentences from When False Representations Ring True and When They Don’t, “Jessica went online and created a personal website, where she became the Goth model and artist, Autumn Edows, and eventually developed a cult following. Jessica said she loved the positive attention she received online, which contrasted sharply with her offline experience.” (Davis et al. 212), one can see the fake reality that Jessica creates, where she attempts to avoid reality and redesign herself. By recreating herself, she disconnects with her offline self to live in an online world of unrealistic nature. Any visitors to her website receive a misleading representation of Jessica in her online and Gothic new self. There is seldom occasions, however, where a person can “recreate” their identity, and not cross the line into lacking authenticity. Reading these sentences from the same article, “At the age of 13, Heather started an online newspaper for the imaginary Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Writers for the newspaper assumed fictitious personas relating to the Harry Potter world. Typically, children created identities that combined elements of their offline selves with aspects of the Harry Potter characters. Often, these online personas revealed glimpses of the children’s offline difficulties, such as illness or family conflict.” (Davis et al. 210), show an acceptable form of identity recreation. Heather creates a newspaper with the intention to give people with similar interests an outlet to socialize through, without completely compromising the people’s real life identities. The newspaper is also beneficial in the fact that the newspaper lets others show the issues in their life through their newspaper personas. In most people’s everyday lives, reality TV shows also exemplify negative identity creations, as they tend to script out the true personality of the people in

Have you ever pretended to be someone you’re not to impress someone or to obtain information? If you have, then you have acted duplicit. Throughout a person's lifetime one will often act one way when around a crowd of people, and another when alone or with a close friend. Acting like someone we’re not can often come in handy when trying to listen in on the latest gossip, or trying to get a job, or to even trying to impress the person you like. When you act duplicit it can sometimes backfire and cause more harm than you had intended.

How are things phony in society? Is it the ingenuine appeal to things, through one’s perspective? In my opinion, people see the phoniness in society when they see things that people consider “fake” or something that just genuinely dislike, but do not have a way of sharing those feelings. For instance, I would consider something phony in society to be when someone working at a store asking “How are you?”, but seem to completely ignore you when you need help or a dressing room. As their insincere greeting is protocol when you walk into a store. To add on, my first experience of phoniness was in the second grade when there was a boy, let’s call him John, who was nice and considerate towards everyone. Except on day, I had a first hand view of him

What are lies? A lie is defined as follows: To make a statement that one knows to be false, especially with the intent to deceive. There are several ways that lies are told for instance, there are white lies, lies of omission, bold faced lies, and lies of exaggeration. No matter what type of lie that one chooses to tell many people believe that lies do more harm than good.