Psychology: about lies

A person making such a statement automatically says untruth. Why?

Sociologist, psychologist at the University of California (USA) Bella DePaulo, after analyzing the data of long-term sociological surveys, calculated that each person lies at least once or twice a day. Minimum! On average, according to various sources, a person cheats about four times a day. That is almost one and a half thousand times a year!

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"There are two forms of lies," says Bella DePaulo. - The first is the concealment of information (half-truth). The second is falsification, one hundred percent distortion or fabrication of facts. Both forms are present in the life of all people. However, more often than not, we are telling untruths for the best of reasons. For example, not to offend relatives or colleagues, or in order to avoid conflict ... "

If someone tells you "I never lie", do not believe him. All people are deceiving, but they begin to do it in their childhood. For example, a schoolboy knows that he will be punished for bad grades, so he is looking for a way to hide it. From the position of pedagogy such an act is bad. And from the point of view of psychology - this is a normal defensive reaction of a person. So to speak - a lie for good.

Something similar is in the life of adults, is not it?
Fortunately, yes. And so, when it comes to, for example, hopelessly ill people who are not ready to perceive tragic information for themselves, it makes sense not to tell the whole truth.
Another reason for the lie may be low self-esteem. Yes, sometimes people come up with amazing stories about their lives. All this in order to attract the attention of society and cause delight.

Who is more inclined to lie: men or women?
We all deceive with the same regularity. Only motives are different. Men, as sociologists have calculated, more often exaggerate their exploits (in a difficult situation or in bed). But the fair sex is most often grafted on ... shopping. Let's try not to condemn each other for this forced weakness!

And yet some experts are inclined to think that men are deceiving more. They try to think rationally. And they often think what to say in order to be profitable and correct.

And women are mostly emotional, that's why they speak more sincerely. In the end, according to research scientists, the average man lies five times a day, and a woman - three times.

In this case, men often deceive, talking about income and marital status. So, every fourth man exaggerates the size of his income. But women like to "embellish" the data about their weight.

Personally, I found this fact amusing =)

Sincerely, @Gleb-Jeglov aka Evgeny!