"It's tied in with self-esteem, " says University of Massachusetts psychologist Robert Feldman.

“它与自尊有关，”马萨诸塞州大学的心理学教授罗伯特弗里德曼说道。 “我们发现只有当人们感到他们的自尊受到威胁的时候，他们立刻会开始在更高的水平上编制谎言。”

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Psychology professor Robert Feldman uncovers why we lie, from the bedroom to the boardroom and beyond.

心理学教授罗伯特·费得曼向我们揭露了为什么谎言会出现在卧室，会议室以及等等等等其他的地方。

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Though to some this looks like dangerous bullying of the Bank of Japan, the debate is actually a healthy one, says Robert Feldman, chief economist at Morgan Stanley in Tokyo.

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One difference, according to a 2002 University of Massachusetts study conducted by psychologist Robert Feldman: Women are more likely to lie to make other people feel good, while men tend to lie to make themselves look better.

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"When the senior management at any institution is diverted from thinking about the key policy issues, response time can get longer, and in that sense the difficulties have made the Japanese economy more vulnerable to any other shocks that might come along, " says Robert Feldman, chief economist for Japan at Morgan Stanley.

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