Lying is typically more cognitively demanding than truth telling. Yet, recent cognitive models of lying propose that lying can be just as easy as truth telling, depending on contextual factors. In line with this idea, research has shown that the cognitive cost of deception decreases when people frequently respond deceptively, while it increases when people rarely respond deceptively (i.e., the ...

We examined the strategies used by 20 pairs of liars and 20 pairs of truth tellers when they were given the opportunity to prepare themselves for an interview in which they would be questioned about their whereabouts during a given period of time. More lying than truth telling pairs prepared themselves for the interviews. The truth tellers and liars who did prepare themselves used different ver...

The modal asymmetry between truth-telling and lying refers to the impossibility of a world in which everyone lies, while on contrary, tells truth is possible. This ethical issue relevant modern concerns about epistemic security, or safety knowledge. breakdown security leads erosion trust and, hence, an ‘impossible’ since willingness believe others essential for functioning society. Here, we exa...