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Secrecy

In: Encyclopedia of Deception
Edited by: Timothy R. Levine
Subject:Interpersonal Relationships, Interpersonal Communication, Moral Development

Secrecy can be conceptualized as the intentional act of keeping information contained, such that it may be known to select individuals or groups but not to other individuals or groups. Some suggest that secrecy is passive deception while lying is active ...

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  Levine, T. R. (2014). Secrecy. In Encyclopedia of deception (Vol. 1, pp. 835-836). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483306902.n319
  
  Levine, Timothy R. "Secrecy." In Encyclopedia of Deception, edited by Levine, Timothy R., 835-36. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483306902.n319.
  
  Levine, T. R. 2014. Secrecy. In: Timothy R. Levine Editor, 2014. Encyclopedia of Deception, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 835-836 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483306902.n319> [Accessed 29 Jun 2022].
  
  Levine, Timothy R. "Secrecy." Encyclopedia of Deception. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014, pp. 835-36. SAGE Knowledge. 29 Jun 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483306902.n319.
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