Lying involves more than simply saying things that aren’t true, according to the author of this list-based article on the psychology of lying.
For example, the Pinocchio Effect indicates that people who are lying tend to use more words and speak in more complex sentences, according to a study by Deepak Malhotra et al of the Harvard Business School.
Those who can’t control their tendency to tell lies may enter a self-delusion spiral as they gradually lose the ability to tell truth from lies, eventually losing respect for themselves and for others.
The Big Lie is a form of propaganda used to distort facts and manipulate populations, whilst the Othello Error occurs when an individual fixes suspicion on an innocent party.
preference falsification happens when someone expresses opinions or beliefs that differ from their true preferences in order to conform to social norms.