Why Are Humans So Good At Lying?

At what age does a child first understand that someone else can believe something false? A famous 1983 experiment with a boy, a chocolate bar and two cupboards points to an answer, and it explains why lying may be one of the oldest tools of the human mind. In this video we follow the theory of mind, the evolution of social intelligence, and why your brain may even hide the truth from you. 📚 Ideas and researchers mentioned (verify the details before publishing) Heinz Wimmer and Josef Perner, false-belief task (1983) Richard Byrne and Andrew Whiten, Machiavellian intelligence (1988) Robert Trivers, self-deception (The Folly of Fools, 2011) 🔔 New videos about the strange things your mind does. Subscribe to Zorin. #psychology #humanevolution #theoryofmind