Kids need to learn when little lies are the right choice. But research suggests parents may not be clear in the messages they send about how they value the truth.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Liars
Displaying all articles
Lying can be more than just telling a few fibs. It can also be used to communicate social status and make a person appear loyal to a particular group.
‘They might be a liar but at least they’re honest.’
From Boris Johnson to Donald Trump, a new breed of bullshitting politicians is flourishing.
Children lying is rarely cause for concern and actually means your child is developmentally normal.
Alternate realities don’t just exist in politics – and not all falsehoods are lies. Distortions of the truth can range from a normal part of human nature to pathological.
A recent study suggested that the brain becomes accustomed to lying, making people merely puppets of their brains. That’s too simple an explanation – and one that lets liars off the hook.
Rich people are more likely to engage in unethical activity, a new study has found. Researchers at the University of California…
Top contributors
-
Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
-
Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
-
Head of School of Education and Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Wollongong
-
Professor of Business Ethics, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
-
Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, Lecturer on Bioethics & Humanities at SUNY Upstate Medical University; and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine; Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, Psychiatric Times., Tufts University
-
Professor emeritus, University of Bath
-
Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood, Macquarie University
-
Senior Lecturer in Organization Studies, University of Essex
-
Professor of Sociology, Lund University
-
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Texas State University
