UBCO researcher examines art of telling lies
New UBCO research shows that over time, attempts to deceive others may become self-deception. Eventually it becomes hard to distinguish between fact or fiction The telling of lies might be just a bad habit for some, but a UBC Okanagan researcher says that over time lies will infiltrate a person’s memory for the truth. Dr. Leanne ten Brinke is an assistant professor of psychology at UBCO and director of the Truth and Trust Lab in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. She recently published research on how telling lies, and receiving feedback that the lie was believable, c...