People Lie More When Texting
People Lie More When Texting
Sending a text message leads people to lie more often than in other forms of communication, according to new research.
David Xu, assistant professor in the W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University, is lead author of s new research paper that compares the level of deceit people will use in a variety of media, from text messages to face-to-face interactions.
The study will appear in the March edition of the Journal of Business Ethics. The other co-authors are professor Karl Aquino and associate professor Ronald Cenfetelli with the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.
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The study involved 170 students from the Sauder School performing mock stock transactions in one of four ways: face-to-face, or by video, audio or text chatting.
Researchers promised cash awards of up to $50 to increase participants’ involvement in the role play. “Brokers” were promised increased cash rewards for more stock sales, while “buyers” were told their cash reward would depend on the yet-to-be-determined value of the stock.
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