67: People Lie to Differing Degrees Depending on the Medium

67: People Lie to Differing Degrees Depending on the Medium

1. Studies have shown that people tend to lie frequently and some people lie a lot.

   • The reason is because of the moral disengagement theory which goes that the further away one is from a consequence, the more willing that people are to lie
   • People who lie usually use fewer first person references

2. People lie the least with pen and paper while they lie the most when on the phone.

   • People also tend to be more negative when using email compared to in person interactions
   • As a result, doing surveys are best to do either in person or by pen and paper

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