Why the Powerful Lie, Cheat and Steal

Related Topics: Decision Making, Perception, Psychological Science

Discovery News:

The trial of former Sen. John Edwards, who is currently facing charges of allegedly diverting funds from his failed 2008 presidential campaign to his former mistress, Rielle Hunter, raises a question that comes up whenever any famous name pops up in the presses with news of underhanded conduct or outright malfeasance: Why are powerful people seemingly so powerless to prevent their own transgressions?

A study published in the journal Psychological Science in 2010 offers some explanation.

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Published May 10, 2012

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