Understanding Humans' Tendency to Lie
Examine the psychological and neurological factors that lead to deception in human behavior.
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3 corrections applied: DePaulo's diary studies found lying in about one in five (roughly 20%) of social interactions, not 25%. | DePaulo's diary studies found lying in about one in five (roughly 20%) of social interactions, not 25%. | Serota, Levine & Boster 'The Prevalence of Lying in America' is from 2010 (per the article's own reference list), not 2019.
Beforediary studies by psychologist Bella DePaulo found that people lie in approximately 25 percent of their social interactions... diary studies, in which subjects recorded every lie they told each day, found participants lying in approximately 25% of their social interactions... A 2019 large-scale diary study by Serota, Levine, and Boster found that a small minority of individuals accounted for a disproportionate share of lies.
Afterdiary studies by psychologist Bella DePaulo found that people lie in approximately 20 percent of their social interactions... diary studies, in which subjects recorded every lie they told each day, found participants lying in approximately 20% of their social interactions... A 2010 large-scale diary study by Serota, Levine, and Boster found that a small minority of individuals accounted for a disproportionate share of lies.
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