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Article: Emergence of white-lie telling in children between 3 and 7 years of age
- Article from:
- Merrill - Palmer Quarterly
- Article date:
- April 1, 2002
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CopyrightCopyright Wayne State University Press Apr 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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White-lie-telling behavior in 3 to 7-years-olds was examined using a Reverse Rouge Task. Before children took a photograph of the experimenter, the experimenter asked, "Do I look okay for the photo?" In the experimental condition, the experimenter's nose had a visible mark; in the control condition, it did not. Most of the children in the experimental condition told white lies. Undergraduates who saw children's videotaped responses could not discriminate the white-lie tellers from the control nonliars. Analysis of the children's expressive behavior revealed that white-lie tellers only differed from control nonliars on three categories. Results suggest that children are not always candid ...