In deception, the term for perceiving the recipient as less trustworthy.

In deception, the term for perceiving the recipient as less trustworthy.

• A. the liar's lie
• B. the liar's paradox
• C. deceiver's distrust
• D. receiver's distrust

Answer: (C)

The key idea is whose trust is being judged in deception. If the person who is deceiving assesses the person they’re deceiving as someone who isn’t trustworthy, that is the deceiver’s distrust. It names the deceiver’s attitude toward the recipient’s credibility. The other options don’t fit: they refer to lying itself, a paradox about lying, or the recipient’s own distrust of the deceiver, not the deceiver’s view of the recipient.

The key idea is whose trust is being judged in deception. If the person who is deceiving assesses the person they’re deceiving as someone who isn’t trustworthy, that is the deceiver’s distrust. It names the deceiver’s attitude toward the recipient’s credibility. The other options don’t fit: they refer to lying itself, a paradox about lying, or the recipient’s own distrust of the deceiver, not the deceiver’s view of the recipient.