January 30, 2014, 17:14
JBYou will feel better
"People feel the need to confess to their wrongdoings -- whether partially or fully," wrote the authors of the study, who recruited close to 4,000 subjects for their experiments from an online marketplace for work.
Details.[Note that the study also provides support for a defendant being inclined to accept responsibility, especially if he only has to plead to a lesser-included crime.]