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ERIC Number: EJ602153
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Children's Categorization and Evaluation of Different Types of Lies and Truths.
Bussey, Kay
Child Development, v70 n6 p1338-47 Nov-Dec 1999
Investigated 4-, 8-, and 11-year-olds' ability to categorize intentionally false and true statements as lies and truths. Found that older children were more likely to categorize false statements as lies and true statements as truths than were 4-year-olds. Antisocial lies were rated as most serious, and "white lies" as least serious. Anticipated regulatory control was related to age. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Classification, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Evaluative Thinking, Lying, Moral Development, Value Judgment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Truth