Or, more appropriately, how good of a liar were you when you were a child? A recent study suggests that children who were good liars also scored well on memory tests, noting:
The good liars performed better on the verbal working memory test in both processing and recall compared with the bad liars.
Suggesting that lying could be a good form of memory practice for children. Of course, ABC had to take this rather nifty result and make it all preachy.
“Research shows that one in five interactions that adults have are lies, so it’s 20 percent,” Yahoo parenting expert, Lindsay Powers, said on “Good Morning America” today. “It’s kind of no surprise that kids are picking it up.”
The 20% number surprised me. I would have assumed it would be much higher. Nevertheless, the tone taken on ABC appears to suggest that all lying is bad, and that we should take steps to quash the practice early on. Now, to be clear, I'm not the guy on the finance website advocating that lying is good. Lying is typically morally null, what seems more fundamental - at least to me - is your ethics. An ethical person would probably realize it's harmless to tell your coworker that you like their new but ridiculous sunglasses, and harmful to withhold material business information from a client. In other words, who cares if kids are lying? It's not a big deal.
What do you monkeys think? Do you lie often or in particular situations? Do you have trouble figuring out when others lie? Think it's a problem?
Not surprised. Lying outright is actually more challenging for the brain, and points to sharp synapses. Couple this with years of experience, and you have an above average recall/intelligence.
Lying can either be simple (denying doing something) or more complex so it doesn't matter too much if its just denial. If they can lie about something bigger probably means they understand right from wrong so I wouldn't be too worried either.
Saw a special on Science's Through the Wormhole about lying. Lying is a more complicated brain function than telling the truth, as truth is merely a regurgitation of memory, while lying requires understanding of situational context and creation of an artificial scenario to serve the liar's purposes.
Studies have shown that children who lie earlier are also more capable at problem solving, and that white matter brain cells (our axonal pathways, so how neurons communicate with each other in the brain) in pathological liars are structured to transmit data more effectively than in people who tell the truth more often. However, increased contexual awareness came at the cost of decreased self control.
It was a very interesting show.
Dude im so fucked I regurgitate 80-90% and lie the other 10-20%
Very interesting, but also not surprising. Probably did my fair share as a kid...
I don't think lying is much of a problem along the lines of: "Sorry" "Let's meet up some time," and "Yes, I do like your shoes."
What I fucking HATE, is people who consistently and pointlessly lie in small talk to try to elevate their status, like: "I got a hole-in-one last week," "My Bentley's in the shop right now," and "Back in college I diced more pussy than a slap chop."
THAT shit pisses me off, and it's pretty fucking easy to catch on to, after your 3rd or 4th conversation with these people. They need to realize they lose all credibility when their acquaintances realize this. And what for? Unless it's a conversation with someone on an airplane, they will eventually find out you're full of shit!
I'm constantly amazed at how bad at lying many of our salesman-like MDs are.
It's quite easy to send them encouraging signals (eg indicating you'd be comfortable if their answer to a question comes out at A) that's results in them lying, then catching them out by teasing out a contradictory piece of information a few questions later.
I detect lies easily and find myself unable to lie. The latter meaning that whenever I am lying and see that the person has fallen for it, I feel like bursting into laughter because someone has actually fallen for it. Another factor is probably the principle "Do not do what you do not want others to do to you." which sounds awkward as hell in English, but once simplified - "Karma is a b*tch."
All in all, I prefer serving the truth nowadays. Although, going back to my childhood I definitely had my days of glory in this respect.
I'm a terrible liar. It's much easier to keep your story straight when you don't have to remember your convoluted web of lies. So, I keep it simple and honest.
Just kidding, I'm telling you what you want to hear. I can easily lie my balls off to scrape an extra nickel off your plate.
That's actually a lie above and my first one. Honesty and integrity rule the day. I always tell the truth.
the really good liars, and i mean the masters, can muster enough conviction and purpose to even convince themselves that the lie they are telling is as true as the air they are breathing. it's a gift, and very few have it. Just go to a local large and successful used car dealership. 20 bucks says you drive home as the new owner of a 5 year old Buick.
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