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(Method) What was the specific task given to volunteers in the Matrix Experiments?
Answer: Solve 20 simple math problems in five minutes.
Question: (Result) What was the main pattern observed in how much people lied?
Answer: Most people lied, but only a little.
(Conclusion) What was Ariely's most interesting question after seeing the results?
Answer: Why don't people lie a lot more?
Question: (Method) What deceptive instruction were volunteers given about their answer sheets after the test?
Answer: They were told to destroy them in a shredder.
Question: (Result) What was the numerical difference between the average actual score and the average reported score?
Answer: They actually solved about four, but reported solving about six.
(Conclusion) What is the main reason people limit how much they lie?
Answer: They want to see themselves as honest people.
Question: (Result) What was the key finding about how many people lied?
Answer: Nearly 70 percent of people lied.
(Method & Result) What happened when the method was changed to offer much more money per correct answer?
Answer: The result was the same; people did not lie more.
(Conclusion) According to Ariely, when is it easier for people to justify cheating?
Answer: When the action seems small and socially acceptable, like taking a Post-it Note.
Question: (Method & Result) How did the researchers discover the truth, and what did they find about the size of the lies?
Answer: They kept the answer sheets and found people only lied a little.
Question: (Result) What did the similar results across different cultures suggest?
Answer: That this behavior is a common human trait.
(Conclusion) What ultimately determines the extent of our lying, according to the article's conclusion?
Answer: What society finds acceptable.