others. Thus viewed, lies are the cardinal virtues for survival and, by implication, the carriers of evolution. In the human … to take up a definite moral attitude. Certain types of lies might be morally acceptable and socially beneficial since … they may block the otherwise (most damaging) global optimum solution of a negative sum game, while other types of lies are …

in the ensuing interactions, unless the evaluators have been explicitly instructed to watch out for lies. These results …

We report results from a sender-receiver deception game, which tests whether an individual's decision to deceive is … order to obtain a higher payoff. A sender is positively biased if he thinks that he is higher in the deception distribution … information about the deception of his peers. The experimental data confirm this. We conclude that concern for relative standing …

Time is a crucial determinant of deception, since some misreporting opportunities come as a surprise and require an … process about the deception opportunity. We find that time pressure leads to more honesty compared to sufficient contemplation …

in the ensuing interactions, unless the evaluators have been explicitly instructed to watch out for lies. These results …

We report results from a sender-receiver deception game, which tests whether an individual's decision to deceive is … order to obtain a higher payoff. A sender is positively biased if he thinks that he is higher in the deception distribution … information about the deception of his peers. The experimental data confirm this. We conclude that concern for relative standing …