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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 45, Issue 6, Pages 1321-1324Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.08.007
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Deception; Honesty; Groups; Interindividual-intergroup discontinuity; Ethics; Morality
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An experiment tested whether groups lie more than individuals. Groups lied more than individuals when deception was guaranteed to maximize economic outcomes, but lied relatively less than individuals when honesty could be used strategically. These results suggest that groups are more strategic than individuals in that they will adopt whatever course of action best serves their economic interest. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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