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Peer reviewedCarlson, Stephanie M.; Moses, Louis J.; Hix, Hollie R. – Child Development, 1998
Three studies examined whether preschoolers' difficulties with deception and false belief arise from lack of inhibitory control rather than conceptual deficit. Found that 3-year olds deceived frequently under conditions requiring relatively low inhibitory control, but not high inhibitory control. Findings were not due to social intimidation, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Deception, Inhibition
