Types of Lies Questionnaire Test
Understand how you react to different kinds of lies from people around you in about 9 minutes. Get a quick profile of what you tolerate, what bothers you, and the motives you tend to assume.
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Lie-Fantasy (L)
Average
4
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2 — 6.1
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Lie-justification (L)
Average
6.9
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5.1 — 8.7
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12
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Motives for Lying (MfL)
Average
4.1
Normal range
1.8 — 6.3
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12
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Deceptive Self-Presentation (DS)
Average
4.8
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3.1 — 6.4
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12
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Gossip (G)
Average
8.1
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6.6 — 9.5
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12
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Default (D)
Average
6.1
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4 — 8.2
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12
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Lies for a Greater Good (LfaGG)
Average
4.3
Normal range
2.7 — 5.8
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12
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Polite Lies (PL)
Average
4.7
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2.6 — 6.8
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12
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What does this questionnaire measure?
It assesses attitudes toward several common forms of lying used in everyday communication. It also measures which motives for lying are most often attributed to other people.
Which forms of lying are included?
The scales cover fantasies, lies for the greater good, excuse lies, omissions, gossip, polite lies, and self-presentation-related lies. Items ask for evaluations of these forms when they occur in the surrounding social environment.
How long does it take and how many items are included?
Completion time is typically about 9 minutes. The questionnaire includes 48 items.
How should responses be selected?
Select the option that best matches the current attitude toward each described situation. Use the first response that seems accurate rather than overanalyzing specific past events.
How are results used in practice?
Results provide a profile of which types of information distortion are judged as acceptable or unacceptable. Findings can guide clinical discussion of trust, boundaries, and interpersonal conflict when lying is relevant.
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Types of Lies Questionnaire Test
This questionnaire assesses attitudes toward different forms of deception as they occur in everyday social interactions. The Types of Lies Questionnaire asks respondents to rate their reactions to several commonly described kinds of lying that may be encountered from close others, friends, or coworkers.
The measure includes 48 items and typically requires about 9 minutes to complete. It yields a profile of the respondent’s relative acceptance or intolerance of different lie types and may also include an adjunct scale that indexes the motives the respondent tends to attribute to other people’s deception. The Types of Lies Questionnaire is attributed to Paul Ekman and may be used in clinical or counseling contexts to support case formulation when deception, trust, or communication patterns are salient concerns.
Author: Paul Ekman
Literature: DePaulo, B. M., Kashy, D. A., Kirkendol, S. E., Wyer, M. M., & Epstein, J. A. Lying in everyday life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1996.
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