TORONTO, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- People who trust more are more accurate at detecting liars, and the more trusting people are the more they can distinguish a lie, Canadian researchers find.
J. Mark Weber of the University of Toronto and colleagues asked study participants to watch taped job interviews of second-year MBA students who were all told to do their best to get the job. Half of the study subjects were totally truthful; the other half were told to say three significant lies to make them better candidates for the job.
All interviewees were guaranteed $20 for making the job interview tape but both the liars and those telling the truth hoped to receive an additional $20 if a supposed "lie detection expert" watched the tape and believed they were telling the truth. UPI
