Twisting the truth
Jun. 20th, 2002 09:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
magidA study has found that men and women both lie about the same amount, but there is a gender gap: apparently men tend to lie to make themselves look better, and women tend to lie to make the other person feel better.
How did they determine this? They videotaped pairs of grad students meeting for the first time, telling them it was a study about reactions to meeting someone new. Then the grad students got to watch the tape to see if they'd said anything inaccurate.
I read about it here, while the actual research was published in the June issue of the Journal of Basic and Applied Social Psychology.
Also cited was another study showing that leaders tend to have better skills at lying than others (though this does not mean that they lie more, apparently). Interesting.
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How did they determine this? They videotaped pairs of grad students meeting for the first time, telling them it was a study about reactions to meeting someone new. Then the grad students got to watch the tape to see if they'd said anything inaccurate.
I read about it here, while the actual research was published in the June issue of the Journal of Basic and Applied Social Psychology.
Also cited was another study showing that leaders tend to have better skills at lying than others (though this does not mean that they lie more, apparently). Interesting.
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