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Thursday, April 30th, 2009It has been suggested that Deception (in psychological research) be merged into this article or section. [1]
Psychologists do not conduct a study involving deception unless they have determined that the use of deceptive techniques is justified by the study’s significant prospective scientific, educational, or applied value and that effective nondeceptive alternative procedures are not feasible. [2]
There are three dissimulation techniques: camouflage (blend into the background), disguise appearance (altering the model) and dazzle (obfuscate the model). [...] One of the reasons for this is that a person or an entire organization may be self-deceived. [1]
Deception (also called beguilement, deceit, bluff, or subterfuge) is the act of convincing another to believe information that is not true, or not the whole truth as in certain types of half-truths. [2]
Please help improve this article by adding reliable references (ideally, using inline citations). [...] This article includes a list of references or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. [1]
Those measures designed to mislead the enemy by manipulation, distortion, or falsification of evidence to induce the enemy to react in a manner prejudicial to the enemy’s interests. [2]
The answers are right on your browser and just a click away with Dictionary.com Toolbar. [...] Find what you’re looking for quickly and see fewer ads with the Dictionary.com Toolbar! [...] Given to deception or falsehood; lying; as, a mendacious person. [3]
Dissimulation consists of concealing the truth, or in the case of half-truths, concealing parts of the truth, like inconvenient or secret information. [1]
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Deception involves concepts like propaganda, distraction and/or concealment. [1]
“fault, defect, carelessness in writing” (cf. [3]
Sources:
[1] Deception - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] deception: Definition, Synonyms from Answers.com
[3] mendacious definition | Dictionary.com
[4] mendacious - Definition of mendacious at YourDictionary.com