Monday, August 10, 2009

How Often Do We Lie?

Here are some interesting facts about lying:

  • U.S. college students lie 50% of the time to our mothers.

  • U.S. college students lie 77% of the time to strangers.

  • We lie 33% of the time with our romantic partners.

  • Men and women lie equally, but women are better at detecting if someone is lying .

  • We lie the most on the telephone but the least on the internet, but find it easier to lie on the internet.

  • We can detect if someone we know is lying to us on the telephone better than face-to-face.

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1 comments:

Unknown said...

What is the source of these facts? Do you have a referenc?