It can be so difficult to understand why teenagers - or children of any age - lie to us. Sometimes the lies feel especially ...

Everyone lies. That statement might sting, but it’s true. From the smallest white lie to the biggest cover-up, lying is part ...

A team of researchers has just demonstrated that our brain reacts differently depending on whether we are confronted with a ...

Most of us try to be honest but sometimes we don’t tell the truth. On this episode, we delve into the psychology of deceit, what we are learning about people who lie as a way of life and how to be on ...

Edwards, Eliot Spitzer, Bill Clinton and Tiger Woods have lied to their friends, family, fans and nation. There's a long list of reasons why people don't tell the truth. Psychologists say itall comes ...

Is your child telling tall tales? Before you panic, consider this: lying is actually part of normal developmental growth. Child psychologist Matthew Woolley, PhD, breaks down the cognitive progression ...

When a rival lies or cheats, we demand justice. But when a friend does, we offer excuses. Equally, we believe our team plays by the rules while others bend them. Yet honesty depends on the messenger.

The human mind is perhaps the most complex circuit board you'll ever find. As much as we'd like to perceive things as black or white, there's always an underlying grey area to our thoughts, words and ...

“I always lie”, one of my patients said to me. What was I meant to believe? If they were telling the truth then they weren’t lying. Which meant they were lying when they said they always lie. Since ...