“Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving yourself.”—Ludwig Wittgenstein Self-deception is often easy to recognize in others but far more difficult to recognize in ourselves. With another, we may have ...

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There are times, particularly in behavioral research, when investigators will find it necessary to use deception or incomplete disclosure about the true purpose of the research. Deception and ...

People often cheat to win money, get prizes, or beat others. But what if there’s nothing to gain except feeling good about yourself? Would people still bend the rules just to feel a bit smarter, more ...

The art of deception, as old as war itself, can garner astonishment when one side’s competence enables it to pull off an audacious plan. Warfighters can exploit the electromagnetic spectrum to deceive ...

A new study has mapped by age young children's ability to understand and practice deception for the first time—and results ...

World War II's start sees deception in its infancy from code breaking to inflatable tanks. The early years of World War II sees deception in its infancy: code breaking, glamorous spies, fake bombing ...

Many people find the topic of human deception fascinating. What I like most about deception research is that in the realm of deception, nothing is what it seems. To see what I mean, try taking this ...