Tuesday, October 16, 2007

lying: statistics

fr: james b. simpson (1988). simpson's contemporary quotations. c/o http://www.bartleby.com/63/41/2941.html

"people tell about 2 lies a day, or at least that is how many they will admit to."
- bella DePaulo, psychologist, univ of virginia, c/o a study in which participants kept a daily diary of lies. NY times (1985 feb 12).

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