Insight into children's prosocial lies: Comment on Warneken and Orlins

Insight into children's prosocial lies: Comment on Warneken and Orlins

In their article, Warneken and Orlins () provide insight into children's prosocial lie‐telling. Their work adds to a growing body of literature regarding the development of prosocial behaviour and indicates that young children will tell ‘white lies’ in order to improve the mood of others. This...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of developmental psychology 2015-09, Vol.33 (3), p.271-273
Hauptverfasser: Ceci, Stephen J., Burd, Kayla A., Helm, Rebecca K.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Affect
Child Behavior - psychology
Child Development
Deception
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
prosocial lies
Social Perception
suggestibility
white lies
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Zusammenfassung:In their article, Warneken and Orlins () provide insight into children's prosocial lie‐telling. Their work adds to a growing body of literature regarding the development of prosocial behaviour and indicates that young children will tell ‘white lies’ in order to improve the mood of others. This work has important implications for forensic contexts that we note.
ISSN:0261-510X
2044-835X
DOI:10.1111/bjdp.12099