“Why We
Lie: The Science Behind Our Deceptive Ways,” by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
appeared in the June, 2017 issue of National
Geographic. The article offers fascinating insights into this extremely
common behavior so often observed in a great many people.
A complete
synopsis of the article is beyond the scope of this entry, but I must mention
one description I found particularly amusing. The issue cited
is pseudologia fantastica, "a tendency
to tell stories containing facts interwoven with fantasy." I wonder if the
disorder appears in the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
The article
can be accessed here: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/06/lying-hoax-false-fibs-science/
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