(CNN) Believe it or not, people lie in order to maintain a good, honest reputation -- even if it hurts them to do so, or means they lose money. There are two main types of lie, Choshen-Hillel explains: Selfish and prosocial. But now Choshen-Hillel and her team are suggesting there is this third type of lying -- lying to keep up appearances, or to maintain a good reputation. As people view honesty [as] a desirable feature, it seems highly likely that people will lie to seem honest in the eyes of others just as they will lie to seem successful, loving, hard-working, etc." But, Chosen-Hillel says, "I think most people will recognize a time in their lives when they were motivated to tell a lie to appear honest."

Source: CNN January 30, 2020 09:11 UTC