Abstract
It was been hypothesized that evolutionary factors including self-awareness and commitment are related to deception detection. In this study, 34 female undergraduates were tested for their ability to detect deception via a video paradigm. Females that were not in a committed relationship were significantly better at detecting males "faking good" as compared to committed females. Further, self-awareness was correlated with the ability to detect deception. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that deception may be related to self-awareness and that such a relationship is related to reproductive advantages secured by the ability to deceive.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1417-1424 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Personality and Individual Differences |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2004 |
Keywords
- Commitment
- Deception detection
- Evolutionary psychology
- Mating strategy
- Right hemisphere
- Self-awareness