2013
DOI: 10.1002/icd.1802
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Abstract: Although parents frequently instruct children not to lie, children often observe lie‐telling within the family environment. To date, no empirical research has examined children's spontaneous lie‐telling to different lie‐recipients. The current study examined children's spontaneous deceptive behaviour to parents and unfamiliar adults. In Experiment 1 (N = 98), children's (ages 6–9) antisocial lies to a parent or an unfamiliar adult were examined using a modified Temptation Resistance Paradigm. In Experiment 2, … Show more

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“…Although little is known about how young children determine whether to tell white lies in sensitive situations, research on responses to disappointing gifts has firmly established that the capacity to hide the truth emerges early (Cole, 1986; Davis, 1995; Hudson & Jacques, 2014; Popliger, Talwar, & Crossman, 2011; Saarni, 1984; Talwar, Murphy & Lee, 2007; Williams, Kirmayer, Simon, & Talwar, 2013; Xu, Bao, Fu, Talwar, & Lee, 2010). By age 3, some children are able to hide their disappointment in the presence of the gift giver (Cole, 1986), and children across a wide range of ages will claim to like a disappointing gift when they are asked about it, at a rate that sometimes exceeds 50% (Popliger et al, 2011; Talwar & Lee, 2002; Williams et al, 2013). Popliger et al (2011) found that children were more likely to falsely claim to like a gift when the personal costs were low (i.e., if it did not require them to surrender a desirable gift), and Williams et al (2013) found that children were more likely to make such claims to strangers than to their parents.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although little is known about how young children determine whether to tell white lies in sensitive situations, research on responses to disappointing gifts has firmly established that the capacity to hide the truth emerges early (Cole, 1986; Davis, 1995; Hudson & Jacques, 2014; Popliger, Talwar, & Crossman, 2011; Saarni, 1984; Talwar, Murphy & Lee, 2007; Williams, Kirmayer, Simon, & Talwar, 2013; Xu, Bao, Fu, Talwar, & Lee, 2010). By age 3, some children are able to hide their disappointment in the presence of the gift giver (Cole, 1986), and children across a wide range of ages will claim to like a disappointing gift when they are asked about it, at a rate that sometimes exceeds 50% (Popliger et al, 2011; Talwar & Lee, 2002; Williams et al, 2013). Popliger et al (2011) found that children were more likely to falsely claim to like a gift when the personal costs were low (i.e., if it did not require them to surrender a desirable gift), and Williams et al (2013) found that children were more likely to make such claims to strangers than to their parents.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Unlike past studies that only used a small number of closed-ended questions to interview the children [10][11][23][24][25] , the present study utilizes an empirically supported interview structure that was designed to elicit cognitive load on the responders and encourage detailed disclosures. The interview includes a number of closed and open-ended questions, which will allow researchers to acquire comprehensive information regarding the quality of children's true and false testimonies (story maintenance), as well as the amount and type of information they are willing to disclose about a high-cost event.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Past research suggests that children are more inclined to lie to an unfamiliar adult compared to someone they know 25 , and are more willing to lie to conceal the transgression of someone they know 14 . For this reason, the amount of time the child spends with E1 and E2, and their familiarity and relationship to them, can potentially influence their behavior during the study.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Fourth, children's first response to the target question “What is your answer?” was scored as correct or incorrect. Finally, responses to the question “Why do you think that?” were coded into one of two mutually exclusive categories: (a) nonexplanatory/revealing (i.e., don't know, guessing, nonexplanatory such as “It's right,” revealing such as “I saw the green smiling face”), or (b) plausible/nonrevealing (e.g., “My teacher taught it to me”; Talwar, Gordon, et al., ; Talwar & Lee, 2008; Williams, Kirmayer, Simon, & Talwar, ). All explanations were scored by two independent coders, and disagreements were resolved via discussion (κ = .79).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%