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Fu, Genyue; Evans, Angela D.; Xu, Fen; Lee, Kang – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2012
This study investigated whether young children make strategic decisions about whether to lie to conceal a transgression based on the lie recipient's knowledge. In Experiment 1, 168 3- to 5-year-olds were asked not to peek at the toy in the experimenter's absence, and the majority of children peeked. Children were questioned about their…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Strategic Planning, Experiments, Age Differences