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Why We Tell Lies More on a Laptop Than on a Cellphone

New research suggests that we associate laptops with our professional lives, and cellphones with our personal lives

Laptops put us in a more businesslike frame of mind,  making us more likely to be deceptive for personal gain, according to the authors of a new study.
Laptops put us in a more businesslike frame of mind, making us more likely to be deceptive for personal gain, according to the authors of a new study. Illustration: Andre da Loba

How we interact with others may change, depending on the technological device we are using.

So says a new study that found people are more likely to be deceptive for their own gain when performing tasks on a laptop rather than a cellphone. One explanation is that people typically associate laptops with their professional lives while associating cellphones with their personal lives.

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