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Why Do We Lie?

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vocabulary

intentionally - 意図的に，故意に

deceive A - Aをだます，欺く

false - 正しくない、誤った

impression - 印象

tendency - 傾向，風潮

separate A from B - AをBと離す、分ける

individually - 個々に，それぞれ

stranger - 見知らぬ人，知らない人

entirely - 完全に，すべての点で

initially - 当初，初めは

genuinely - 心から，真に，本当に

inaccurate - 不正確な，誤った

upon ～ing - ～する際に、してる時

range from A to B - AからBに(まで)わたる、およぶ

pretend to ～ - ～するふりをする

falsely - 偽って，誤って

​review questions!!

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook, what's one reason that we lie?

• We want to look good

• We want to hurt others

• We like to cause trouble

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook, are all lies bad?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

We tell a "white lie" when we want to _________________________

• hurt others and cause trouble

• protect others or be polite

​Do animals deceive other animals?

Poll

Do animals deceive other animals?

• yes

• no

​A lot of animals...

​deceive one another
or
create a false impression

but...

We can deceive
ourselves, too!!

​Robert S. Feldman
(University of Massachusetts)

​I did an experiment!

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​in the experiment...

​two strangers met & talked in a room

​then...

researchers asked;

"Did you lie?"

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​What do you think they said?

Poll

After meeting a stranger in a room, each participants was asked; "Did you lie?"

They answered; "___________________________"

• Yes, I lied a lot!!!

• Yeah, I lied just a little.

• No, I was entirely accurate.

​・they were shown a video of the meeting
・they were surprised!!

​I'm lying!!

​What do people meeting others for the first time lie about? What do you think?
(talk with your pair)

Word Cloud

What do people meeting others for the first time lie about?

questions!!

Multiple Choice

Unlike many animals, humans can deceive __________________.

• others only

• themselves only

• both themselves and others

Multiple Choice

The participants in the experiment didn’t realize that they had __________________.

• said nothing

• watched videos

• told lies

good job!!