Learning to lie: Effects of practice on the cognitive cost of lying

Cognitive theories on deception posit that lying requires more cognitive resources than telling the truth. In line with this idea, it has been demonstrated that deceptive responses are typically associated with increased response times and higher error rates compared to truthful responses. Although...

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Main Authors: Bram eVan Bockstaele, Bruno eVerschuere, Thomas eMoens, Kristina eSuchotzki, Evelyne eDebey, Adriaan eSpruyt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00526/full