From "harmless" white lies to infidelity, dishonesty in romantic relationships is a complex phenomenon that takes on many forms. New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that while ...

Delegating tasks to artificial intelligence may be efficient, but it can also enable more dishonesty. A new study published in Nature reveals the potential psychological and moral costs of delegation ...

So said Jack Nicholson as Col. Nathan Jessup in Aaron Sorkin’s A Few Good Men. He thus offered one of the many justifications leaders often give for lying. This is sometimes also called the Santa ...

I've been fortunate to be following Dan Ariely's career since before his first book became an international phenomenon back in 2008. The book, Predictably Irrational, was a New York Times bestseller.

Such dishonesty is rampant in sports, in games, at school, on taxes and in the workplace. People even cheat at the popular word game Wordle, where the only competition is oneself. Cheaters who are ...

Why are some people dishonest while others choose to be earnest and forthright? Why does a typical person remain honest most of the time yet occasionally lie? It turns out that what separates the ...

Anecdotally, a series of minor dishonest decisions can escalate and snowball into larger, more-severe acts of dishonesty. However, the neural mechanisms underlying this increase in dishonesty are not ...

TAMPA BAY, Fla. (BLOOM) – Dishonesty can be a tough challenge in any relationship. Whether it’s a small lie or a major betrayal, trust takes a hit, and rebuilding it can feel overwhelming. This ...

The story has a lot to recommend it: psychologist Dan Ariely, the author of a bestselling book on the behavioral science of dishonesty, retracts his study because the data was faked. No wonder it's ...

Lying about performance on one task may increase creativity on a subsequent task by making people feel less bound by conventional rules, according to new research. New research shows that lying about ...

Although a comprehensive anti-plagiarism policy was introduced in 2023, no reference was made to this academic dishonesty, where an author is deprived of his or her due credit. The first scholar in ...