Liars prefer the phone to email

People are far more likely to lie when talking on the phone than when sending an email, researchers have found, according to This is London.

Though this is not specific to cell phones, a phone is a phone and a lie is a lie. "The results have shocked psychologists, who expected emails to be among the biggest source of untruths".

"Jeff Hancock, of Cornell University, studied the diaries of 30 students who were asked to log all their communication for a week, including when they told lies. Only 14 per cent of emails included lies, while 21 per cent of instant messages and 27 per cent of face-to-face communications were dishonest. However, a huge 37 per cent of phone calls included lies.

emily | 4:58 PM | SMS Studies & Research |
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