People often cheat to win money, get prizes, or beat others. But what if there’s nothing to gain except feeling good about yourself? Would people still bend the rules just to feel a bit smarter, more ...

The art of deception, as old as war itself, can garner astonishment when one side’s competence enables it to pull off an audacious plan. Warfighters can exploit the electromagnetic spectrum to deceive ...

Accurately detecting deception is a multifaceted challenge, typically requiring a two key steps process. First, people must be able to identify unusual or unexpected verbal and nonverbal cues, and ...

“Never argue with someone who lies to themselves.” —Source unknown What is pretending? Basically, pretending is behaving as if something is real or true when it is not. Self-deception is when you lie ...