Abstract

This article provides a systematic review on the issues of the similarities between two concepts ‘camouflage and deception’ and the relationship between ‘decoding deception and cognitive style’. The key elements of deception are ‘intention to mislead’ and ‘consciousness of the act’. Similar to camouflaging strategies there are some in- built, unwritten norms of behavior in a given social situation to manage social interactions during deception. Secondly the concept of decoding deception and cognitive style specifically field dependence- independence dimension had been elucidated. Lastly, the relation between decoding deception and field dependence-independence examined. The review indicates that field-independents, because of their analytic and cognitive restructuring skills, have an inclination towards observing the differential features of expression to decode deception than field-dependent individuals.