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Study shows cheaters gonna cheat: Dishonesty is a personality trait after all

Ellsworth Toohey
Jun 02, 2025
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Personified Soul Meets Sin, by Jan Luyken, (1678 - 1687) Public domain

If you've ever caught someone in a lie and thought "Hmm, I bet they do this all the time," you might be onto something. A new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology has found that dishonesty is actually consistent behavior — in other words, once a cheater,…

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