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We all make promises in our daily interactions with others. On the (67) hand, promises such as "I’ll return your book next week" or "I won’t tell anyone" are not heavily (68) , except maybe in a (69) sense.
On the other hand, some of the promises we make bind us (70) and financially. By saying "I do", newlyweds promise to love and (71) each other no matter what happens for the rest of their lives; (72) anybody makes this promise (73) to break it.
But imagine making a promise when in fact, you know you would (74) from not keeping it. Would you keep it anyway Could we somehow tell in (75) whether you’re going to keep it or break it A. follow B. keep
C. break D. swallow

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) .
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