چکیده (انگلیسی):

In this study the intricacy involved in producing truthful and deceptive messages in
response to a hypothetical infidelity scenario is analyzed. This research aims at
exploring McCornack’s claim (1997) that from a message production perspective, it
is more cognitively taxing to create truthful messages in response to a multiple goal
scenario than it is to create deceptive messages since the truth ought to be
“packaged” to address face and relational concerns. A sample of 100 responded to
a hypothetical infidelity scenario in which they were told they had contracted an
STD from cheating with a earlier partner and currently their goal was to get their
recent partner to get tested for the STD. They were prompted either to be as
honest as possible, to be less than honest if they had to, or they received no prompt
concerning honesty. Results revealed that deceptive messages were easier to create
than honest messages in response to this scenario.