A common lie parents tell their misbehaving children is: “If you don’t behave, I’ll call the police!” While such instrumental lies – a type of parental lie told to encourage behavioural changes – may ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Whether it is a white lie, gray lie, real lie or a small, inconsequential lie, ...

"Come on now—Is that really the truth?" Source: AI/123rf Regardless of how conscious or contrived our lying is, all of us lie. In general, however, we lie only in situations where it seems a better ...

Regardless of how conscious or contrived our lying is, all of us lie. In general, however, we lie only in situations where it seems a better choice than simply telling the truth. Also, in most ...