This study investigated attitudes toward the use of deception in negotiation, with particular attention to the distinction between deception regarding the informational elements of the interaction (e.g., lying about or misrepresenting needs or preferences) and deception about emotional elements...

Deal-making negotiations can be characterized as social exchanges in which individuals trade both tangible resources such as goods and information, and intangible resources such as favors and esteem. Representing negotiations in this way highlights both the implicit obligation for recipients to...