As they develop, most children learn to lie, which can be defined as communicating ... such as what occurs in the case of some people with autism. When they experience difficulty filtering out ...

The book thrums with a newfound pessimism ... Honesty researchers have found that fewer people lie about a coin flip—a binary outcome—than exaggerate the number on a die roll, reporting ...

Hart, PhD, a psychologist and writer who researches lying and deception. "If we look at what most people lie about, most of the time it's to save face or avoid embarrassment," he explains.

By Claire Dederer When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. TO NAME THE BIGGER LIE ... can I be both these people at once, the old ...

Check out the cover and read an excerpt of The Boyfriend,' a new thriller from the author of 'The Coworker' and 'Never Lie' Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

Several people I interviewed described how partisan ... This essay has been excerpted from Bill Adair’s new book, Beyond the Big Lie. When you buy a book using a link on this page, we receive ...

Davis/Getty After a woman's admission that she fabricated rape allegations against three Duke University lacrosse players in 2006, the author of a bestselling book on the case recounted an ...