The results showed that participants' prosocial lying frequency was higher in the sadness empathy-priming condition than the neutral event condition. The perspective-taking component of trait empathy moderated the event's main effect; however, there were no significant gender differences in prosocial ...
Across five studies, we demonstrate that prosocial lying increases both behavioral and attitudinal measures of trust. We find that perceived benevolence is more important than perceived integrity in predicting trust behavior. We also find that deception, regardless of outcomes or intentions, harms ...
Under the control condition, participants tended to tell lies that benefitted others, whereas the tendency toward prosocial lying disappeared under the eyes condition. This suggests that the desire to avoid violating norms by being honest is stronger than the desire to pursue a good reputation by ...
Compared with telling the whole truth, prosocial lying involves AI vs. human doctor: does it matter who tells the lies? In AI-based medical services, the identity of the interlocutor (i.e., human or AI) is an important factor affecting patients’ perceptions and evaluations of their ...
Children tell prosocial lies from the age of three years onward, but little is known about for whom they are inclined to lie. This preregistered study examined children's (N = 138, 9-12 years) prosocial lying behavior toward minimal in-group and out-group peers. Additionally, children evalu...
Overall, this study provides unique insights into the role of empathy as an underlying cognitive process for children's prosocial decision-making. Highlights The role of empathy was examined in relation to chil-dren's prosocial lying and sharing behaviour in low-and high-cost conditions. Parent-...
(Donaldson,1982). CSI tends to evoke negative consumer behaviors, such as complaints, negative word of mouth (NWOM), and reduced consumption (Valor et al.,2022); and even unethical consumer behaviors, such as punishing a firm by lying, stealing, cheating (Rotman et al.,2018; Schweitzer &...
Chinese and Canadian Children's Evaluations of Lying and Truth Telling: Similarities and Dfferences in the Context of pro‐and Antisocial Behaviors The present study compared Chinese and Canadian children's moral evaluations of lie and truth telling in situations involving pro- and antisocial behaviors...
Introduction Conduct problem behaviour such as lying, cheating, disobedience, and fighting can have a lasting negative impact on individuals during childhood and adolescence, increasing the likelihood of their involvement in early onset and persistent offending (Farrington,2005; Loeber,1990; Loeber et ...
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