DePaulo and Kashy (1998) conducted a study to examine the frequency of both self-centered and other-oriented lies. Additionally, they examined whether those lies were told to people close to them or to strangers. They predicted that there would be a greater frequency of lying when talking to strangers than in intimate relationships. Their results supported this hypothesis. Furthermore, they concluded that lies told to people close to them were disproportionately other-biased. Ennis, Vrij, and Chance (2008) also conducted a study on self-centered and other-oriented lying. The study results were similar to those of DePaulo and Kashy. They found that people told more self-centered lies and fewer other-oriented lies when talking to strangers rather than close friends. Therefore, there is plenty of evidence indicating that people tend to be altruistically motivated and therefore interact with people with whom they feel close (Kaplar & Gordon,