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20-01-2017 | Original Article

Destination memory and deception: when I lie to Barack Obama about the moon

Auteurs: Mohamad El Haj, Xavier Saloppé, Jean Louis Nandrino

Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research | Uitgave 3/2018

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Abstract

This study investigates whether deceivers demonstrate high memory of the person to whom lies have been told (i.e., high destination memory). Participants were asked to tell true information (e.g., the heart is a vital organ) and false information (e.g., the moon is bigger than the sun) to pictures of famous people (e.g., Barack Obama) and, in a subsequent recognition test, they had to remember to whom each type of information had previously been told. Participants were also assessed on a deception scale to divide them into two populations (i.e., those with high vs. those with low deception). Participants with high tendency to deceive demonstrated similar destination memory for both false and true information, whereas those with low deception demonstrated higher destination memory for lies than for true information. Individuals with a high tendency to deceive seem to keep track of the destination of both true information and lies to be consistent in their future social interactions, and thus to avoid discovery of their deception. However, the inconsistency between deceiving and the moral standard of individuals with a low tendency to deceive may result in high destination memory in these individuals.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Destination memory and deception: when I lie to Barack Obama about the moon
Auteurs
Mohamad El Haj
Xavier Saloppé
Jean Louis Nandrino
Publicatiedatum
20-01-2017
Uitgeverij
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Gepubliceerd in
Psychological Research / Uitgave 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0340-0727
Elektronisch ISSN: 1430-2772
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-016-0840-8

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