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Lying about future plans is cognitively demanding, involving response conflicts and strategic monitoring. Event-related potentials (ERPs) like medial frontal negativities (MFNs) show increased cognitive load during deception about planned behaviors.

Keywords:

Deception Late positive components Machiavellianism Medial frontal negativity Response times Theory of planned behavior

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Psychology
Forensic Science

Background:

Prior research explored deception regarding attitudes.
This study extends research to deception about planned individual behaviors.
Connects deception research to forensic contexts involving criminal behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

Investigate cognitive processes during deception about planned behavior.
Examine the role of individual life plans in deception.
Identify event-related potential (ERP) markers associated with deception.

Main Methods:

Preregistered study with 114 participants.
Participants responded to questions about planned behaviors (individually selected stimuli).
Measured response times, accuracy, and event-related potentials (ERPs) including MFN, PRP, and LPC.

Main Results:

Deceptive responses were slower and less accurate than truthful responses.
Enlarged medial frontal negativities (MFNs) indicated greater response conflict during lies.
Decreased pre-response positivities (PRPs) and late positive components (LPCs) suggested cognitive effort and monitoring during deception.
Deception about planned behavior elicited stronger ERP differences than deception about unplanned behavior.
Practice did not reduce the cognitive demand of deception.

Conclusions:

MFN, PRP, and LPC components are promising markers for executive processes in deception about life plans.
Deception regarding planned behavior is cognitively more challenging.
Findings support ERP investigation for deception in everyday, non-forensic contexts.