If people expected most conversations to be untruthful, talking and communicating with others would require distraction and misdirection to acquire reliable information.
These results showed that participants were more likely to unconsciously associate deception-related words -- such as untruthful, dishonest and deceitful -- with the liars.
Defendants have unceasingly attempted in vain to distance themselves from their own actions and statements, which culminated in repetitious, untruthful testimony.
The inquiry considered the man responsible for loading the rear baggage compartment possessed inadequate knowledge of aircraft loading and had been untruthful.
A 2001 study found that 95% of adults agreed that second-hand smoke was harmful to children, and 96% considered tobacco-industry claims that second-hand smoke was not harmful to be untruthful.