Receivers Limit the Prevalence of Deception in Humans: Evidence from Diving Behaviour in Soccer Players

Gwendolyn K. David; Catriona H. Condon; Candice L. Bywater; Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos; Robbie S. Wilson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0026017

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Receivers Limit the Prevalence of Deception in Humans: Evidence from Diving Behaviour in Soccer Players

Gwendolyn K. David ,

* E-mail: g.david@uq.edu.au

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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Catriona H. Condon,

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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Candice L. Bywater,

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos,

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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Robbie S. Wilson

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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Receivers Limit the Prevalence of Deception in Humans: Evidence from Diving Behaviour in Soccer Players

Gwendolyn K. David,
Catriona H. Condon,
Candice L. Bywater,
Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos,
Robbie S. Wilson

Published: October 5, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026017

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Title: “Study reveals why some soccer players dive â€º News in Science (ABC Science)”
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Title: “Cheating CAN pay: One in three 'dives' in football will fool the referee, say scientists - and fakers are penalised too rarely | Mail Online”
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