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Like Lance Armstrong, we are all liars, experts say
Los Angeles Times: Though we profess to hate it, lying is common, useful and pretty much universal. It is one of the most durable threads in our social fabric and an important bulwark of our
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The Santa Lie
Slate: We raise our kids to be truthful. We teach them about the laws of physics. And then we tell them that nine flying reindeer pull an immortal fat man and his sleigh through the
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Practice makes the perfect liar
NBC: The more you practice a lie, the better you get at it, say the results of a new study. Published Nov. 12 in the journal Frontiers in Cognitive Science, the study found that, after
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Wanneer liegen we? (When are you thinking are we?)
Express: Mochten we af en toe over wat meer tijd beschikken, we zouden minder liegen. Tot die conclusie komen Shaul Salvi (Universiteit van Amsterdam), Ori Eldar (Ben Gurion University) en Yoella Bereby-Meyer (Ben Gurion University).
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Why We Lie: Time Is A Factor, Study Suggests
The Huffington Post: Lying: Everyone does it, even though we know we shouldn’t. So what makes us do it? Desire for acceptance, preservation of self-esteem, not wanting to get in trouble — any number of
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We Lie When Time Is Short and Fibbing Feels Justified
LiveScience: New research suggests a little time might make us more honest. A study found that people are most likely to lie when they are under time pressure to give an answer and they can