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A lie-to-children is a simplified, and often technically incorrect, explanation of technical or complex subjects employed as a teaching method. Educators who employ lies-to-children do not intend to deceive, but instead seek to 'meet the child/pupil/student where they are', in order to facilitate initial comprehension, which they build upon over time as the learner's intellectual capacity expands.
Self-deception can be used both to act greater or lesser than one actually is. For example, one can act overconfident to attract a mate or act under-confident to avoid a threat such as a predator. If an individual is capable of concealing their true feelings and intentions well, then it is more likely to successfully deceive others.
Most lies and misinformation are spread commonly through emails and instant messaging since these messages are erased faster. [15] Without face to face communication, it could be easier to deceive others, making it difficult to detect the truth from a lie. These unreliable cues allow digital deception to easily influence and mislead others. [16]
Research from psychologists at the University of Texas at Dallas and George Mason University found that out of a sample of almost 50 children and over 350 adults, over half reported that while it ...
It's time to recognize these so-called reasons for what they are: Lame excuses and lies. Skip to main content. Subscriptions; Animals. Business. Fitness. Food. Games. Health. Home & Garden ...
A lie is a false statement to a person or group made by another person or group who knows it is not the whole truth, intentionally.A fabrication is a lie told when someone submits a statement as truth without knowing for certain whether or not it actually is true.
A self-refuting idea or self-defeating idea is an idea or statement whose falsehood is a logical consequence of the act or situation of holding them to be true. Many ideas are called self-refuting by their detractors, and such accusations are therefore almost always controversial, with defenders stating that the idea is being misunderstood or that the argument is invalid.
A white lie is a harmless or trivial lie, especially one told in order to be polite or to avoid hurting someone's feelings or stopping them from being upset by the truth. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] [ 36 ] A white lie also is considered a lie to be used for greater good (pro-social behavior).