CDMP3 Why do people lie? Psychosociology of lies

The essence of lies and deceit and moral and psychological aspects of these phenomena were interested in ancient philosophers, starting with Plato and Aristotle.
In modern society, theoretical and practical aspects of problems associated with manipulations, fraud, misleading, methods of suggestion of untruth are the subject of studying lawyers, philosophers, teachers, psychologists.
The French researcher J. Dupra defines lies as a psychosociological act of influence, with the help of which they try to inspire a “belief” that does not correspond to the truth. The suggestion of untruth can be conscious (thoughtful, intentional) and unconscious and be carried out not only as a verbal act, but also with the help of non -verbal means of communication.
For students, psychologists and everyone who is interested in issues of social psychology