Most people don't find it more difficult to lie in a foreign language than in their native tongue. However, things are different when telling the truth: This is clearly more difficult for many people in a foreign language than in their native one.
大多数人没觉得用外语撒谎比用母语撒谎更难,但会发现用外语讲真话比用母语讲真话更难。
This unexpected conclusion is the result of a study conducted by two psychologists from the University of Würzburg: Kristina Suchotzki, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of Psychology I, and Matthias Gamer, Professor of Experimental Clinical Psychology.
这一令人惊讶的结论由维尔茨堡大学的两位心理学家Kristina Suchotzki(心理学系博士后研究员)和Matthias Gamer(临床实验心理学教授)研究得出。
The two scientists now present their insights in Journal of Experimental Psychology.
这两位科学家在《实验心理学期刊》上发表了他们的洞见。
Their findings could be important for a lot of processes in which the trustworthiness of certain people must be evaluated — for example in asylum procedures.
他们的研究成果对信誉评估过程(如庇护流程)很重要。
In such situations, reports by non-native speakers tend to be perceived as less believable even though they may be truthful.
在这种情况下,非母语人士的报告往往被认为不太可信,尽管报告可能是属实的。
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