A world of lies
The Global Deception Research Team reports two worldwide studies of stereotypes about liars, covering 75 countries and 43 languages. The first asked participants an open-ended question about how to tell when people are lying, and the second used a questionnaire about lying. The studies reveal a dominant pan-cultural stereotype that liars avert their gaze, and the authors offer a social control interpretation of the findings.
The Global Deception Research Team reports two worldwide studies of stereotypes about liars, covering 75 countries and 43 languages. The first asked participants an open-ended question about how to tell when people are lying, and the second used a questionnaire about lying. The studies reveal a dominant pan-cultural stereotype that liars avert their gaze, and the authors offer a social control interpretation of the findings.
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Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 37(1), 60-74. doi:10.1177/0022022105282295