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Znakov V. V.
Why do the Americans and Russians lie: Russian psychologist's reflections on P. Eckman's book
(resume)
Psychological peculiarities of lie comprehension
in Western and Russian cultures are discussed.
Western definitions of lie usually mention the
person who is lied to; the lie is considered to be
one of the forms of violence -violation the rights
of this person. Such a comprehension is called
moral-legal one. Russian tradition sees in lie
morally wrong action of a liar, and Russian
dictionaries for the most part do not mention the
person who is lied to. Such an altitude is
reflected by the results of experimental study of
Russian sample (286 persons). 90 participants
included negative moral personal characteristics
of a liar in their definition of lie.
Statistically significant majority of participants
think that white lie is the most common form, e.
i. people lie in order not to morally damage
another person; only 20 participants consider the
lie as a means to protect one's own personal
rights. Such an attitude is called
subjective-moral one.
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