Stop in the name of lies: The cost of blocking the truth to deceive
2018
Abstract Most researchers assume that
deceptioninvolves a conflict between a predominant truth response and a
deliberate
deceptiveresponse. Such a view is consistent with
dual process theoriesthat state that high-
ordercognition
operatesthrough fast-automatic processes that may conflict with slow-
deliberateones. In the present study, we tested whether one must inhibit the truth to deceive in light of inconsistent findings in the literature. One hundred and eighty-nine participants were tested across two
Negative Primingparadigms that rest on the logic that the activation of a fast-automatic process will be hampered on a given display if it is inhibited on the previous display. Our findings suggest that truthful responses are predominant in healthy adults, which is why
inhibitory controlis required to activate a
deliberate
deceptivemode. We argue that the findings from
deceptionstudies could be best accounted for by
dual process theories.
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