60秒科学:诚实不等于容易受骗

研究表明那些诚实的人比那些心理阴暗的人更容易识别出谎话。KH报道。所以诚实有利于培养更好的对人际关系知觉。如果你不相信这个观点，也许……你可能只是对自己不够诚实。

When you think of someone who’s trusting, you may assume that they’re gullible¹. But that’s not necessarily true—a fact that your Pollyanna pal² might be in a good position to point out. Because people who have faith in their fellow human beings are actually good at spotting lies.

The finding is described in the journal Social Psychological & Personality Science.

Researchers videotaped a cadre of second-year MBA students as they pretended to interview for a job. Half the interviewees were entirely³ truthful⁴, and half told at least three whoppers, lies they thought would make them more attractive candidates for the fake job.

The scientists then showed these videos to a second set of subjects and asked them to rate the honesty of the interviewees and say which ones they’d hire. The results: subjects who said they think that most people are basically honest, good-natured, and kind were better at spotting the liars⁵ than the self-described cynics. Subjects who were more suspicious were, ironically, more likely to hire the liars and less likely to detect their fabrications.

So trust may lend itself to better interpersonal intuition. And if you don’t believe that, well, maybe you’re just not being honest with yourself.
 

1 gullible   

adj.易受骗的；轻信的

参考例句：

• The swindlers had roped into a number of gullible persons.骗子们已使一些轻信的人上了当。
• The advertisement is aimed at gullible young women worried about their weight.这则广告专门针对担心自己肥胖而易受骗的年轻女士。

2 pal   

n.朋友，伙伴，同志；vi.结为友

参考例句：

• He is a pal of mine.他是我的一个朋友。
• Listen,pal,I don't want you talking to my sister any more.听着，小子，我不让你再和我妹妹说话了。

3 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

4 truthful   

adj.真实的，说实话的，诚实的

参考例句：

• You can count on him for a truthful report of the accident.你放心，他会对事故作出如实的报告的。
• I don't think you are being entirely truthful.我认为你并没全讲真话。

5 liars   

说谎者( liar的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The greatest liars talk most of themselves. 最爱自吹自擂的人是最大的说谎者。
• Honest boys despise lies and liars. 诚实的孩子鄙视谎言和说谎者。