What the study showed
Thus, the study involved 250 people who were asked during social interaction to record cases when they told the interlocutor a lie. The experiment lasted a week.
The study showed that most often people told a lie during a telephone conversation (11.8%), and via video calls (12.3%). However, the lowest percentage was during email correspondence (7.8%).
According to the professor, the results are consistent with a 2004 study by Jeff Hancock. He then asked 28 students to record episodes of lying while interacting with other people over the course of a week. T
Then he found out that most often people lied on the phone, and less often in an e-mail. In conclusion, the researcher stated that the frequency and depth of lies depends on how easy it is for people to communicate and whether they can get an instant answer.
In addition, Markowitz said more research is needed to understand if different means of communication can lead to different indicators.
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