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Truth is, everyone lies; professor delves into the world of deception

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HACKENSACK, N.J. (KRT) - Pride yourself on being an honest person? Well, Julian Keenan would like you to try not to lie for a month.

"Try telling a cop who pulls you over what you really think or a hostess what you think of her food," said Keenan, a Montclair State University professor....

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Jee

posted 5/27/09 @ 2:07 PM CST

This is interesting...I just looked at the last section in this article where it says:

"People who are aware of their own thoughts and are introspective are actually better at reading you," Keenan said. And, the longer you are in a relationship, the better you are at telling if your spouse is lying, he said."

I just read another site that said the exact OPPOSITE...that when you are really close to someone there is more of a tendency that you lose the sharpness to catch lies.
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