Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychology of strategic deception revealed by online poker
Online poker offers new insights into the mind-set of scheming Machiavellians, researchers have found.
May 26, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New airport security screening method more than 20 times as successful at detecting deception
Airport security agents using a new conversation-based screening method caught mock airline passengers with deceptive cover stories more than 20 times as often as agents who used the traditional method of examining body language ...
Nov 6, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
True lies: People who lie via telling truth viewed harshly, study finds
The ability to deceive someone by telling the truth is not only possible, it has a name—paltering—it's common in negotiations and those who palter can do serious harm to their reputations, according to research published ...
Dec 14, 2016
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Health
Exaggerated portions alongside real nutrition claims on cereal boxes may mislead consumers – new study
Eating healthy cereals in moderation can contribute to a balanced diet. However, many breakfast cereals on offer in the UK contain very high levels of sugar. In fact, based on total product weight, some are made up of more ...
Aug 17, 2018
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Ethical considerations of military-funded neuroscience
The United States military and intelligence communities have developed a close relationship with the scientific establishment. In particular, they fund and utilize an array of neuroscience applications, generating profound ...
Mar 20, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The lies we tell on dating apps to find love
Nearly one-fourth of young adults are looking for love through dating websites or apps.
Aug 22, 2018
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US probing JUUL's 'deceptive' social media marketing: report
US regulators are looking into potentially "deceptive marketing" used by popular e-cigarette brand JUUL Labs that targeted teens, according to a news report Thursday.
Aug 29, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Liars find it more rewarding to tell truth than fib when deceiving others
A University of Toronto report based on two neural imaging studies that monitored brain activity has found individuals are more satisfied to get a reward from telling the truth rather than getting the same reward through ...
Jan 23, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Video game trains people to better discern truth from lies—and how to spot deceptive behavior
All liars have classic tells: the lack of eye contact, the fidgeting, the overly elaborate stories. Except when they don't.
Jul 10, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How easy is it to spot a lie? Researchers look at the art of deception during group interviews
"Who broke Grandma's favorite vase?" As you listen to a chorus of "I don't know" and "Not me," how will you determine the culprit? Conventional wisdom says, divide and conquer, but what does scientific research show us about ...
Aug 25, 2016
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