Abstract
This article reports the findings of a study exploring liar stereotypes held by college participants who are Deaf. Inspired by the findings of the Global Deception Research Team’s (2006) study on liar stereotypes across the globe, the authors conducted an exploration of beliefs about liars in a sample of college students who are Deaf and hard of hearing in the United States. For comparison purposes, a hearing sample of college students was also surveyed about their beliefs on this topic. This study further confirms the findings of the World of Lies project in that the pan-cultural belief that liars avert their gaze was also expressed as a folk belief about the behavior of liars by this group of signers. Additional findings reveal that the culture of a person (i.e., hearing vs culturally Deaf) may influence the beliefs about what cues to deception are expressed during communication. Implications for lie stereotypes that are driven by other social demographics and future directions for research in this arena are discussed.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Communication
Volume
58
Issue
1
First Page
180
Last Page
191
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Griffin, Darrin J. and Frank, Mark G.
(2026)
"Liar Stereotypes Among Deaf College Students in the United States,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 58:
No.
1, Article 11.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol58/iss1/11
Copyright
©2026 Iowa Communication Association
