Why would someone lie about things that appear inconsequential, or in situations where the truth would seem to do just as well? The truth about what sometimes seems to be senseless, irrational or "pathological" lying is that there's actually a purpose to it, and that purpose is almost always the same.
Tags: character disturbance, communication, relationships
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Each year substance use disorders have a tangible impact on the societal and economic well-being of the United States," notes a new report from Dobson DaVanzo & Associates, LLC (Dobson | DaVanzo), developed for the National...
WASHINGTON, March 18, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On October 15, 2004, over a decade ago, Army Specialist Matthew Drake's life changed in an instant. The blast from a suicide car bomb in Al-Qaim, Iraq, killed the four passengers in his vehicle and left him with life-threatening...
Researchers have demonstrated that group decision-making is affected by equality bias, whereby individuals underestimate or overestimate their own competency at forming judgments.