The more people create, the more they lie

New research by American scientists shows that people with more creative minds often cheat and lie.

Creativity in work is considered an outstanding advantage. But recent research by American scientists has shown that people with more creative ideas often lie and cheat than those with average imagination.

Harvard researchers (the US) have conducted experiments with students in the school. Accordingly, 97 students are required to take a quick test with a simple math puzzle.

They will have to find pairs of numbers with a total of 10 with a long sequence of numbers. These students will be rewarded with the right answers and they will report their score.

Creators often ignore rules while dealing with a problem

This test will make the player completely "cheat" by declaring any score they want. But the truth is that experts can track the actual score on each test. As a result, nearly 60% of players cheated on their score on a math test.

In the next experiment, the researchers asked volunteers to add a word related to the word pair previously given. For example, with pairs of pain - shoulder - sweat, players will have to add a related word.

This test will identify people with outstanding creative ideas. The results are not unexpected, those who cheat on the test will give more creative words than the rest.

Scientists explain that creators who tend to lie or lie may be because they have the ability to explain actions that do not follow their principles. While, less creative people will find it harder to think of a reasonable reason for their decision.

Professor Francesca Gino of Harvard University said: "The high creative index helps individuals solve difficulties in many different situations. However, creativity also causes individuals to ignore the rule of principle. while finding solutions to problems and executing tasks ".

This study is published in the journal Psychological Science.