Does deception raise or lower lie aversion? Experimental evidence

Robert Innes

Journal of Economic Psychology, 2022, vol. 90, issue C

Abstract: A lie can deceive its recipient. Alternately, a lie can be dishonest – but not deceive – if there is no recipient who takes a consequential action based upon the communication. Does the presence of deception (vs. no deception) promote or deter lies? Experimental results presented here indicate that deception promotes lies, contrary to the hypothesis that subjects are deception averse.

Keywords: Deception; Lying; Moral preference (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D03 D91 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2022.102525

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