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“The findings also suggest that, although people are not comfortable excusing others for heinous crimes that serve a moralized end, they appear comparatively tolerant of norm violations like lying.”. So what?…
The researchers found similar findings about lying to appear honest in a series of experiments conducted with lawyers and college students in Israel, as well as online participants in the United States and United Kingdom.…
What the researchers say: “Many studies have shown that it's almost impossible for us to tell when someone is lying to us. Even experts, such as police interrogators, do only a little better than the rest of us.…
A widely adopted police interview technique, used by both the FBI and British police, to spot if a suspect is lying, is. not fit for use. , a new report concludes. In fact, there is evidence that the technique helps liars become even better liars.…
“What these companies were doing was essentially fudging the numbers, lying to investors, other companies and the SEC,” the lead author said.…
Whether the situation involves a politician making a controversial statement, a business stretching the truth in an advertisement or a job seeker lying about their professional skills on a resume, people who consider how a lie might become true subsequently…
orientation—sales, investment banking, advertising—and three occupations that participants viewed as relatively low in selling orientation—consulting, nonprofit management, accounting.The researchers then ran experiments in which participants observed individuals lying…
What the researchers say: The study participants were 17 white people who studied white and black faces on a monitor while lying inside a functional MRI scanner, which identifies changes in brain activity.…
“We typically think of lying as being unambiguously bad,” the authors wrote. “At the same time, however, we know that signaling results in socially needless distortions.…
What the researchers say: “Professional rules of conduct for lawyers, such as those provided by the American Bar Association, generally prohibit outright lying about material facts or statements of the law, but the guidelines governing lawyers’ behavior do…