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Paternalistic lies are rooted in subjective assumptions, which can solely predict the target's preferences. [4] Several studies show that targets judge paternalistic lies harshly because they perceive their autonomy to have been violated. [4] The underlying reason is the belief in the right to know the truth. [4]
Because people tend to tell the truth more often than they lie (e.g., [20]) and because individuating cues are typically not diagnostic, [19] ALIED argues that this is why people are biased to believe others show the truth bias: it is not a default of honesty (as TDT would claim), but an adaptive and functional decision that reflects the best ...
Normal lies are defensive and told to avoid the consequences of truth telling. They are often white lies that spare another's feelings, reflect a pro-social attitude, and make civilized human contact possible. [14] Pathological lying can be described as an habituation of lying: someone consistently lies for no obvious personal gain. [31]
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While 25% say they don’t lie often, 24% say they lie most of the time, and 6% say they lie all the time. But deceitful hiring managers do notice the impact on employee retention.
The rise of AI-generated images is eroding public trust in online information, a leading fact-checking group has warned. Full Fact said the increase in misleading images circulating online – and ...
Credulity is a person's willingness or ability to believe that a statement is true, especially on minimal or uncertain evidence. [1] [2] Credulity is not necessarily a belief in something that may be false: the subject of the belief may even be correct, but a credulous person will believe it without good evidence.
The origins of the doctrine of falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus in the common law have been traced as far back as the Stuart Treason Trials in the late seventeenth century. [7] However, the widespread acceptance of the principle in seventeenth century English courts suggests that the doctrine has much earlier roots. [ 8 ]