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RSA ANIMATE: The Truth About Dishonesty

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For anyone, no background needed. Education, not medical advice.

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Brain and nervesNeuroscience

An animated adaptation of a lecture by Dan Ariely exploring the psychology of cheating, rationalization, and human dishonesty.

Are you more honest than a banker? Under what circumstances would you lie, or cheat, and what effect does your deception have on society at large? Dan Ariely, one of the world's leading voices on human motivation and behaviour is the latest big thinker to get the RSA Animate treatment. Taken from a lecture given at the RSA in July 2012 . Watch the longer talk here youtube.com/watch?v=ZGGxguJsirI Follow the RSA on Twitter: twitter.com/RSAEvents Like the RSA on Facebook: facebook.com/rsaeventsofficial/ Listen to RSA podcasts: soundcloud.com/the_rsa See RSA Events behind the scenes: instagram.com/rsa_events/ ------ Produced and edited by Abi Stephenson, RSA. Animation by Cognitive Media.

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1 person recommends this

What people say. Recommended for its insightful explanation of how people rationalize minor dishonest acts while still viewing themselves as good.

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