Amélie

type of transgression occurred. Psychologist Bella DePaulo of the University of Virginia found that “eighty-five percent of college student couples have lied to each other about past or recent indiscretions”. She also discovered that “dating couples lie to each other in about a third of their interactions—perhaps even more often than they deceive other people” (Kornet 53). A research study examining forgiveness found that commitment, trust, and relational satisfaction were all significantly…

Why We Lie To Ourselves There are many different reasons why people lie. We lie to our friends, family, we even lie to ourselves. Believe it or not, we lie to ourselves more than you may think. We lie to ourselves either through willful ignorance or self-deception. Willful ignorance is the will to be ignorant to hurtful information or any type of information that will make us feel some type of way. Self-deception is allowing oneself to believe a false idea or believe false feelings. We lie to…

Ways We Lie” by Stephanie Ericsson she discusses and breaks down the activity of lying into different kinds of lies. Ericsson goes into great detail of about 10 of them, but there are many more. Some lies are for your peace of mind and maybe still bad for both parties, and some are for the better of someone else’s feelings. Ericsson believes that even if you feel you are perfect, nobody is and still tell lies no matter big or small, we do it and at times are unaware that it is considered a lie.…

Disloyalty, treachery, backstabbing, traitor, lying, deception are all forms of betrayal. In the novel Cue For Treason, written by Geoffrey Trease, betrayal is a key factor since the characters often find themselves in situations where they think they can trust somebody but they cannot. This happens with the yellow gentlemen when he betrays Peters trust by stealing the script. Mr. Armthwaite betrays Peter and Kit by notifying conspirators that their actions are investigated. The last example is…

of O’Connor’s “Good Country People” Deception is most successful when there is a grain of truth blended into the lie. If a large portion of the facts of a lie is perceived as true (or thought to be valid), individuals are more likely to explain away any inconsistencies as they emerge. In a way, individuals are blinded by the deception and actually talk themselves into believing the lie. Con artists use this strategy to mislead and cheat individuals to gain what they want; be it possessions,…

Blame refers to when a person assigns responsibility for a fault or wrong. People usually resort to blame to shift focus from themselves because they do not want to face something, and so people do not think negatively of them. Blame is a factor in a play known as Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, because someone in the play must be at fault for the deaths of the star-crossed lovers, since they did not happen out of chance. In the play the 2 factors that are to blame for the death…

to different people; however, one thing that everybody can agree on is that there is nobody that has never told a lie. People lie naturally, whether it be to get out of embarrassing situations, please a friend, or even write a fiction book, which in itself is simply a collection of lies written by a somewhat creative person. The Great Gatsby is a perfect example of how and why people lie, as well as what types of lies people use. The characters in this book by Scott F. Fitzgerald which depicts…

Why Do People Lie? Rarely do honest people lie. They always prefer truth to lies. This is in contrast to untruthful people who lie more frequently, maybe than is necessary (as some might say). Thus, it goes without saying no human being is immune to saying the truth at all times. Even honest people lie but at a rate that is lower than dishonest ones. Of course, we do know it’s not good to be economical with truth but once a person has been caught or has been asked why he lied he might say, “It…

it up. John Proctor is a respected man and if he were to sign the paperwork and put it up on the wall of the church, he would be giving up all he has left. John Proctor states, "Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! I have given you my soul.." (Miller 133). The significance behind this line is that Proctor wants to save his good name for his family. John Proctor knows that it is okay to die because he believes then that the judges will…

about lying. One truth is that lying is a cooperative act. Meyer explained that power emerges within a lie when someone else agrees to believe the lie. According to lie spotters, if a person gets lied to it is due to them agreeing to be lied to. It was also stated in the video that we are willing participants of deception for a number of reasons, other times we are unwilling participants. When a lie is told the truth is misrepresented in order to deceive others (Meibauer, 2011). The second…