The irresistible lure of the CON ARTIST

• Autores: Maria Konnikova
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3057, 2016, págs. 38-41
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Konnikova reports what drives cheats and fraudsters to lie at the expense of others, and why people fall for their stories. Unlike truly pathological liars, who lie for no reason at all, con artists lie for a very specific reason: personal gain. And their lies are believable--they are meticulous and well planned--whereas a pathological liar's are often too big and elaborate, or too disjointed, to be taken seriously.