Will you lie?

Psychologists believe that people will unconsciously lie to others, sometimes without even thinking about it, or even admit that they are lying. The more people want to hide their hearts when lying, the more they will be exposed due to changes in various body movements. Psychologists from Belgium, Canada, Germany, the United States and the Netherlands counted thousands of people who had lies within 24 hours. 27.52% said that they had told one or two lies. On average, each person had to tell 2.2 lies a day. According to statistics, about half of the people lie more than 5 lies a day, and almost no one does not lie. Psychologists analyze that there are three main reasons why people like to lie. 1. Conceal the fault. People use lies to cover up their mistakes because they are afraid of suffering, evading responsibility, and avoiding others. This is the most common reason for lying. ‘I didn’t break the water cup’ ‘I didn’t steal sugar’… We more or less intentionally or unintentionally deny and conceal what we have done that does not meet others’ expectations almost every day to protect ourselves from punishment and blame. 2. Get benefits. The ‘interest’ here mainly refers to obtaining external benefits such as fame and fortune, image, etc. Nearly one-fifth of people will lie to get money; and some people will say exaggerated words to improve their self-image, such as ‘I have been first in the exam since I was a child’, ‘I can bring back every project that cannot be carried out’ and so on. 3. Influence others. Another common motive for lying is to control others and let the other party do what they expect to see. Negative control is very similar to ’threat’, such as ‘If you fail to complete the task today, you will fire you’ and ’the leader said you must do this’; while positive control is ‘a lie with kindness’, such as ‘Mom is not hungry, eat more’. Do you lie just for the sake of being polite like most people, or do you lie for the sake of profit? Will you lie? Let’s take a test.