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>From TheIndependent (UK)
> Study uncovers the truth about lying
>
> By Cherry Norton, Social Affairs Correspondent
>
> One in 10 people who lie convince themselves that they are telling the
> truth, raising fears that some people are immune to lie detector tests
> and do not show the tell-tale signs of a liar.
>
> In two studies of 140 people, Dr Danielle Polage from the University
> of Washington has shown that people who have a good imagination can
> convince themselves, after they have been told to lie, that they are
> telling the truth.
>
> The findings, presented at the American Psychological Society annual
> conference in Denver, Colorado, show that for the majority of people,
> lying about an event strengthened their memory of the truth. However
> 10 per cent came to believe that the lied-about event was true and
> subsequently denied they were lying.
>
> "Lying is a form of imagination in which someone creates an
> alternative reality," said Dr Polage. "For some people the lie becomes
> so incorporated into their memory that they believe the lie.
>
> "People who make false confessions because they are tired or think
> they will get off more lightly, live with the lie for a period of time
> and have to repeat it. These finding show that for a significant
> proportion of people the lie becomes reality."
>
> People who repeatedly lie about an event, and are then faced with
> facts that prove they are lying, cannot admit it because they believe
> their version of events. These people will not display any of the body
> or facial movements that can betray a liar.
>
> Participants in the study were asked to fill in lifestyle
> questionnaires. They were asked whether they had ever been lost in a
> public place, approached by a scary stranger in a park, or bullied
> before they were 10 years old.
>
> A week later they were told to make up a story that would allow them
> to answer 'yes' to an event they said had not happened to them. Two
> weeks later they told their story to a researcher, who asked them
> detailed questions. They filled in the questionnaires again one week
> and five weeks later.
>
> Fifty-five per cent had become more confident in the truth of their
> initial answers, 28 per cent remained the same and 25 per cent were
> influenced by their own lies. Ten per cent became completely convinced
> that their lied-about event was true.
>
> "Time had no impact on their lied-about event. In each study, one in
> ten people were absolutely convinced that their lies were true," said
> Dr Polage.
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