嘘をつく動機および社会的関係性が観察者の抱く対人印象に与える影響

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This study examined the influence of motivation (selfish or altruistic) and social relationships (friend or acquaintance) on evaluations of morality and personality of liars. Participants (N = 163) read scenarios in which an actor made one of four referent statements (selfish lie, altruistic lie, selfish truth or altruistic truth), and then evaluated his/her morality (honesty and benevolence) and personality (Extroversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness to experience). The results showed that: a) liars were evaluated lower in honesty and Conscientiousness than truthtellers; b) altruistic liars were evaluated higher in benevolence and Agreeableness than selfish liars as well as selfish truth-tellers; and c) altruistic liars were evaluated higher in Neuroticism and lower in Extroversion than truth-tellers. This study offered new insights on how people evaluate liars.