研究：“一日出轨，终身出轨”有科学依据_时事

研究：“一日出轨，终身出轨”有科学依据

In other words, those little white lies we tell all the time might build up into bigger, more serious untruths.

换句话来说，我们一直撒下的那些善意的小谎也可能会累积成更大更严重的谎言。

In the study, participants were divided into pairs. One was shown a glass jar full of coins, and the other a blurry picture of the same jar. The participant with the jar was instructed to help their partner guess how many coins it contained.

在研究中，参与者被分成两两一组。研究人员向其中一位参与者出示了一个装满硬币的玻璃罐，向另一位出示了同一个罐子的模糊图像。拥有罐子的参与者被告知要帮助他们的搭档猜出里面装了多少硬币。

One group of participants were told they would get a cash prize if their partner overestimated the number of coins, leading them to lie and exaggerate. The researchers saw that the amygdala — the area of the brain responsible for emotions — responded when participants lied, but this response weakened when lies were repeatedly told.

其中一组参与者被告知，如果他们的搭档高估了硬币的数量，他们就会得到现金奖励，这导致他们会尽力撒谎和夸大事实。研究人员发现当参与者说谎的时候，大脑中负责处理情感的杏仁核会做出反应，但当参与者经常说谎时，杏仁核的反应会减弱。

A similar thing could happen when somebody cheats on their partner. The first time they do it, they will probably feel terrible. However, if it happens again, they will feel slightly less bad, and so on. It could all be down to the biology of the brain, and what the amygdala is making you feel.