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The Influence of Perceived Physical Attractiveness and the Use of the Honest Linguistic Style on the Perceived Credibility of Individuals in Deceptive Communication Situations

Creator:

Krieger, Katy Lou

Abstract:

In today’s media driven society where images stand in for words, we see an increase of attractive people selling us ideas and products. We begin to view their attractiveness as powerful, and influential on our own opinions and they gain credibility with us because of this. But what if it...

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Honors College Thesis

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Communication Situations by Katy Lou Krieger A Project Submitted to Oregon State University
You can trust a pretty face: perceived physical attractiveness and the use of credibility related linguistic markers

Creator:

Krieger, Katy L., Brown, Jill A., and Bernieri, Frank J.

Abstract:

Previous research has shown that physically attractive people are perceived by others as being more credible. One reason for this perceived credibility may be that these individuals are using specific linguistic categories during deceptive and truthful communication that are judged to be more credible. These categories include: more self-references, less...

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Poster