RT Article
T1 Psychopathy as a predisposition to lie hedonistically
JF Psychology, crime & law
VO 31
IS 1
SP 83
OP 90
A1 Rassin, Eric
A2 Sergiou, Carmen
A2 Linden, Dimitri van der
A2 van Dongen, Josanne
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1914597575
AB Excessive lying is generally considered to be a hallmark of psychopathy. Meanwhile, the empirical evidence for the association between psychopathy and lying is somewhat limited. In the present study, non-clinical volunteers completed a measure of psychopathy, and were then brought in an experimental situation (a puzzle task) in which they could opt to lie for potential personal gain (i.e. monetary reward). Findings suggest that 19% of participants (i.e. 31 out of 166) lied about their performance in the puzzle task, thus increasing their likelihood of gaining additional reward. These lying participants scored significantly higher on psychopathy than did their honest peers. Thus, the findings support the hypothesis that psychopathy is characterised by deceitful behaviour. Particularly, psychopathic boldness was associated with lying.
K1 behavioural measure of deception
K1 Lying
K1 triarchic model
K1 Psychopathy
DO 10.1080/1068316X.2023.2213802