TY - JOUR
T1 - Deliberate honesty
AU - Bereby-Meyer, Yoella
AU - Shalvi, Shaul
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015.
PY - 2015/12/1
Y1 - 2015/12/1
N2 - Studies on lying, especially on inhibiting honest responses and generating dishonest responses, suggest that honesty is the default behavior and dishonesty requires deliberate effort. Here, we argue that when lying serves self-interest, that is, when lying is tempting and lies are easy to craft, honesty may require deliberation. We review studies that support this view showing that in tempting situations decreasing the level of self-control increased dishonesty, while encouraging contemplation and reflection increased honesty.
AB - Studies on lying, especially on inhibiting honest responses and generating dishonest responses, suggest that honesty is the default behavior and dishonesty requires deliberate effort. Here, we argue that when lying serves self-interest, that is, when lying is tempting and lies are easy to craft, honesty may require deliberation. We review studies that support this view showing that in tempting situations decreasing the level of self-control increased dishonesty, while encouraging contemplation and reflection increased honesty.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84942596604&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.09.004
DO - 10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.09.004
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84942596604
SN - 2352-250X
VL - 6
SP - 195
EP - 198
JO - Current Opinion in Psychology
JF - Current Opinion in Psychology
ER -