Predicting the acceptability and likelihood of lying: The interaction of personality with type of lie |
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Authors: | Beverly A. McLeod Randy L. Genereux |
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Affiliation: | aDepartment of Psychology, Mount Royal College, 4825 Mount Royal Gate SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T3E 6K6 |
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Abstract: | The present study investigated the role of individual differences in the perceived acceptability and likelihood of different types of lies. Two-hundred and eighty seven college students completed scales assessing six personality variables (honesty, kindness, assertiveness, approval motivation, self-monitoring, and Machiavellianism) and rated 16 scenarios involving lies told for four different motives (altruistic, conflict avoidance, social acceptance, and self-gain lies). Our central hypothesis that the perceived acceptability and likelihood of lying would be predicted by interactions between personality characteristics of the rater and the type of lie being considered was supported. For each type of lie, a unique set of personality variables significantly predicted lying acceptability and likelihood. |
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Keywords: | Deceptive communication Lies Lying Personality Individual differences Attitudes |
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