Me, myself, and lie: The role of self-awareness in deception

Amanda K. Johnson; Allyson Barnacz; Toko Yokkaichi; Jennifer Rubio; Connie Racioppi; Todd K. Shackelford; Maryanne L. Fisher; Julian Paul Keenan

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Me, myself, and lie: The role of self-awareness in deception

Amanda K. Johnson, Allyson Barnacz, Toko Yokkaichi, Jennifer Rubio, Connie Racioppi, Todd K. Shackelford, Maryanne L. Fisher, Julian Paul Keenan

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Deception has been studied extensively but still little is known about individual differences in deception ability. We investigated the relationship between self-awareness and deception ability. We enlisted novice actors to portray varying levels of deception. Forty-two undergraduates viewed the videotaped portrayals and rated the actors' believability. Actors with high private self-awareness were more effective deceivers, suggesting that high self-monitors are more effective at deceiving. Self-awareness may lead to knowledge of another's mental state (i.e., Theory of Mind), which may improve an individual's deception ability.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1847-1853
Number of pages	7
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	38
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2004.11.013
State	Published - Jun 2005

Keywords

Deception
Right hemisphere
Schizotypal personality questionnaire
Self consciousness scale
Self-awareness
Theory of mind

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