A. benefit B. suffer C. learn D. prevent
All these questions are addressed in an exciting new study (76) in Switzerland and led by Thomas Baumgartner and Urs Fischbacher. (77) their findings need to be confirmed by further research, they suggest that it may indeed be possible to (78) whether a person is (79) to break a promise based on brain activity, well before the promise is actually broken.
The study opens up a (80) of questions for future research. For example, is dishonesty in economic decision-making the same as dishonesty (81) other situations, such as social, romantic or political (82) And do dishonest people equally dishonest under different circumstances
So next time you say "I will call you" take a moment and ask yourself if you really (83) it. You may be surprised to realize that you already know whether you do ... or do not. This intention, we now know, is (84) in your brain activity, so if you intend to (85) a promise, you might want to avoid making it in the first (86) .