University of Massachusetts at Amherst
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Robert S. Feldman, Associate Dean and Professor of Psychology
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
  Self-Presentation, Deception, and Nonverbal Behavior Research Interests
   
  I study self-presentation in adults and children, both in terms of their nonverbal behavior and how and when they are verbally deceptive. In this research, I look at the ways in which people use lying strategically in their social interactions, and the consequences of this deception.

My recent articles and books reporting this research include the following:

   
Tyler, J. M., Feldman, R.S., & Reichert, A. (2006) The price of deceptive behavior: Disliking and lying to people who lie to us. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 42, 61-77
   
Weiss, B., & Feldman, R.S. (2006) Looking good and lying to do it: Deception as an impression management strategy in job interviews. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36, 1070-1086.
   
Tyler, J.M., & Feldman, R.S. (2005). Deflecting threat to one's image: Dissembling personal information as a self-presentation strategy. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 27, 371-378.
   
Riggio, E., & Feldman, R.S. (Eds.) (2005). Applications of Nonverbal Communication. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
   
Tyler, J. M., & Feldman, R. S. (2004) Truth, lies, and self-presentation: How gender and anticipated future interaction relate to deceptive behavior. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 34, 2602-2615.
   
Tyler, J.M., & Feldman, R.S. (2004) Cognitive demand and self-presentation efforts: The influence of situational importance and interaction goal. Self and Identity, 3, 364-377.
   
Forrest, J., Feldman, R.S., & Tyler, J.(2004). When accurate beliefs lead to better lie detection. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 34, 764-780.
   
Philippot, P. & Feldman, R.S. (Eds.).(2004) The Regulation of Emotion. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
   
Levine, S. P., & Feldman, R. S. (2002) Women and men’s nonverbal behavior and self-monitoring in a job interview setting. Applied Human Resources Management Research, 7, 1-14.
   
Feldman, R.S., Forrest, J.A., & Happ, B.R. (2002.) Self-presentation and verbal deception: Do self-presenters lie more? Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 24, 163-170.
   
  Reports of this research have been the focus of numerous media reports, including television and radio reports (Prime Time Thursday, CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, CNN Morning Show, and NPR’s All Things Considered). My work has also been discussed in newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today.
   
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