Personality Traits that Influence Truthfulness and Deception
Presenter Hometown
Lexington, KY
Major
Psychology
Department
Psychology
Degree
Undergraduate
Mentor
Adam L. Lawson
Mentor Department
Psychology
Recommended Citation
Neville, Khrista E., "Personality Traits that Influence Truthfulness and Deception" (2017). University Presentation Showcase Event. 62.
https://encompass.eku.edu/swps/2017/undergraduate/62
Abstract
Identifying personality traits that coincide with everyday deception is crucial to understanding how individual differences relate to antisocial tendencies. The current study tested the hypothesis that psychopathy and sensation seeking predict everyday deception. Seventy-nine undergraduate students participated in an online study to assess these personality measures. Linear regression found that disinhibition psychopathy is a strong predictor of everyday deception, with impulsive sensation seeking as the only other significant predictor.
Presentation format
Poster
Poster Number
078
Personality Traits that Influence Truthfulness and Deception
Identifying personality traits that coincide with everyday deception is crucial to understanding how individual differences relate to antisocial tendencies. The current study tested the hypothesis that psychopathy and sensation seeking predict everyday deception. Seventy-nine undergraduate students participated in an online study to assess these personality measures. Linear regression found that disinhibition psychopathy is a strong predictor of everyday deception, with impulsive sensation seeking as the only other significant predictor.
