Limited capacity to lie: Cognitive load interferes with being dishonest

The current study tested the boundary conditions of ethical decision-making by increasing cognitive load. This manipulation is believed to hinder deliberation, and, as we argue, reduces the cognitive capacity needed for a self-serving bias to occur. As telling a lie is believed to be more cognitive...

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Main Authors: Anna E. van 't Veer, Mariëlle Stel, Ilja van Beest
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Judgment and Decision Making 2014-05-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:http://journal.sjdm.org/13/131120/jdm131120.pdf