In this article they test the statistic 'people lie three times within the first 10 minutes of meeting someone'. They preformed an experiment to see how many times people would lie when talking to someone new for ten minutes. They videotaped these conversations, and then played them back to the person, asking them to count how many lies they told while watching the tape. 40% of people claimed to not have lied at all, the other 60% did however report just under 3 lies in the ten minutes, somewhat proving the statistic correct.
What I don't agree with here is what they considered lies. For instance, if one was asked how they were doing and they responded fine, when really they weren't feeling well, they were to count it. Although it is technically a lie, I don't agree that it necessarily should be counted. It's not like within the first ten minutes of meeting someone you're going to want to share what a crappy day you are having. This point was discussed in the article, and another point was made. If we did tell the exact truth all the time, our social lives would be disturbed. The little lies we tell could possibly just be because we are nice, well-adjusted people.
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I agree with what beth here is saying in this fine article, and thats not a lie. lol So it makes a lot of sense because people do lie a lot whether it be a good lie or bad lie. The fact that they did a study on it is kina weak i think because people know they do lie alot. Its human nature to lie, regretfully.
ReplyDeleteI think everyone deserves a bit of personal privacy, so I agree with what you are saying, Beth. If we were to just open up and be completely honest upon every "how are you?" people would think we're nuts and eventually not want to talk to us. I think making small adjustments to what we say, lies or not, is sometimes what makes us approachable and well adjusted, but I don't think it should be a regular occurence. There is a time and a place for everything!
ReplyDeleteI read this one! It was really interesting. And just like Hannah said, when people ask you how you are. Its not even that we have to keep it private, we can tell a person that we are not having such a good day, and not lie and tell them that we are good. It's not like we really have to explain our problem and tell them why we are feeling the way we are. That kind of stuff i think we have every right to keep to ourself and not lie or tell them about it.
ReplyDeleteI blogged about this article too. I agree with your point on how in social situations such as meeting a person that you don't/shouldn't necessarily want to delve into your life story or problems. (I feel it should be considered a lie for the purpose of this study; however in pro-social situations I don't think anyone would be truly upset if you didn't tell them the truth about your day or life situations.) I liked how the article mentioned that some people ask questions out of common courtesy not truly wanting a answer. I also agree with Hannah's point on how there is a time a and a place for everything.
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