1. Analyzing the payoffs of lying in various situations to determine if lying is ever truly beneficial. Open Access Author: Cadenas, Elena Title: Analyzing the payoffs of lying in various situations to determine if lying is ever truly beneficial. Area of Honors: Mathematics Keywords: deceptionlyingtruthfulnesssignalPrisoner's Dilemmagame theorybeneficialpsychologicalneurologicalimmune function payoffsignalingfactorspayoffdeceptionpayoffimmune function File: Download ElenaCadenasThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Christopher Byrne, Thesis SupervisorDr. Victoria V Sadovskaya, Thesis Honors Advisor