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ERIC Number: EJ524967
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Breaking the Mold: A Fresh Look at Children's Understanding of Questions About Lies and Mistakes.
Siegal, Michael; Peterson, Candida C.
Developmental Psychology, v32 n2 p322-34 Mar 1996
Examined the claim that young children (three to five years old) regard all false statements as lies. Found that most young children at all ages could distinguish between lies and mistaken statements, if care was taken to clarify the form of question. (Author/DR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Language Processing, Preschool Children
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: False Beliefs; Falsehoods; Questions