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prosocial lies: a standalone construct

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prosociallies1 CONSTRUCTProsocial liesLEVINE · SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

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lies told to benefit another person, which observers judge as more moral than honest statements that harm.

In social psychology, prosocial lies refers to lies told to benefit another person, which observers judge as more moral than honest statements that harm. This meaning comes from Levine (2014) in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.[1]

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  1. Levine, E. E., & Schweitzer, M. E. (2014). Are liars ethical? On the tension between benevolence and honesty. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 53, 107-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2014.03.005

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