When deception becomes easy: The effects of task switching and goal neglect on the truth proportion effect

When deception becomes easy: The effects of task switching and goal neglect on the truth proportion effect

Lying is typically more cognitively demanding than truth telling. Yet, recent cognitive models of lying propose that lying can be just as easy as truth telling, depending on contextual factors. In line with this idea, research has shown that the cognitive cost of deception decreases when people freq...

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Main Authors: Bram eVan Bockstaele, Christine eWilhelm, Ewout eMeijer, Evelyne eDebey, Bruno eVerschuere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
deception
inhibition
switch cost
truth default
Frequent lying
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01666/full

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