If you need to lie convincingly, first make sure that your bladder is full.
Researchers have discovered that it is easier to lie with a full bladder due to the "inhibitory spillover effect." Lying, at least with normal people, involves an extremely complex cognitive task for the brain. Needing to urinate activates the brain's inhibition control centers. The activation of these centers assists in suppressing the normal desire to tell the truth.
In the study, subjects were asked to determine whether or not other subjects were lying. The subjects in the latter group, when they had full bladders, were better able to suppress their behavioral clues and tell more convincing falsehoods than they could when their urge to purge had been satiated.
So, if you want to call in sick for work for a "mental health day," you should probably phone your boss before your morning potty session.
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