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that it's a Homer Simpson-like effect,

霍莫·辛普森的效应
where when asked to point to what he wants,

当被要求指向他想要的物体时
he just couldn't help but point to the one he wanted.

他只是情不自禁地指向了他想要的物体
And that the extra work it takes to lie was beyond him.

撒谎所需要的额外行为超出了他的能力
And, in support of the second alternative,

即使成年人也会发现
even adults find these tasks involving lying and deception

包含谎言与欺骗的任务要更加困难
more difficult.

这支持了第二种观点
They were slower at them.

成人在这些任务上反应更慢
We make more mistakes than

相对于不包含谎言与欺骗的任务
tasks that don't involve lying and deception.

我们犯下的错误会更多
So, I'm raising this not to solve the problem.

我说这些并不是为了解决问题
You'll read more about it

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