Wrongdoers Feel A ‘Cheater’s High’

This article from The Wall Street Journal explains why people like to cheat in order to get what they want. Apparently, they get a rush from cheating. This from the article...

"In one of the experiments, 179 subjects had to unscramble as many words as they could in a 15 minute period, earning $1 for every completed word. The subjects were provided with an opportunity to cheat—they were given an answer key and allowed to check their answers on their own—and 41% of participants did so. Right after the exercise, participants took a survey that gauged their emotions; cheaters reported higher positive feelings (such as excitement) and no difference in negative feelings (such as guilt) than non-cheaters."

I guess this explains why politicians lie.