This paper uses a data-driven approach to identify the psychological factors that underlie the array of strategies that people use to hide their deceit. Two hundred and nine participants told two lies and two truths and then completed a self-report scale that elicited their experiences when deceiving. A factor analysis of responses produced four factors, three of which were strategic in nature: Nonverbal behaviour control, which relates to attempts to monitor and control nonverbal behaviour when lying; Detail, which relates to attempts to produce detailed, engaging lies; Cognitive difficulty, which relates to the cognitive difficulties experienced when lying and their strategic consequences; and Anxiety, which relates to the negative emotions experienced when deceiving. The results further our understanding of the psychological processes that underpin deception and suggest several potentially fruitful avenues for future research.

本文使用数据驱动的方法来确定人们用来隐藏欺骗的一系列策略背后的心理因素。209 名参与者讲述了两个谎言和两个真相，然后完成了一份自我报告量表，该量表引出了他们在欺骗时的经历。对反应的因素分析产生了四个因素，其中三个本质上是战略因素： 非语言行为控制，涉及在说谎时监控和控制非语言行为的尝试；细节，与试图制造详细、引人入胜的谎言有关；认知困难，与撒谎时所经历的认知困难及其战略后果有关；和焦虑，这与欺骗时所经历的负面情绪有关。