Parents and really anyone who works with kids can attest to many children’s tendency to lie. While these might take the form of minor fibs of who hit whom, and that sort of common deception, it is not just our anecdotal impression that children are often dishonest. As Dr. Wendy Patrick explains, there is a significant…
By Humintell Director Dr. David Matsumoto In this week’s blog, we continue last week’s discussion about deception as being a part of human nature. The words “deception” and “lying” most often conjure up negative, and sometimes pretty dark images. This is reflected in not only much academic and lay writing on the topic, but also in everyday discourse.…
Is lying part of our fundamental human nature? While we often like to think of lying as some sort of aberration from normal human behavior, the truth may be much less pleasant. An increasing number of studiesare illustrating that lies and deception are not only ubiquitous in our everyday behavior but also serve a fundamental role…
