Insight into children's prosocial lies: Comment on Warneken and Orlins |
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| Authors: | Stephen J. Ceci Kayla A. Burd Rebecca K. Helm |
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| Affiliation: | Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA |
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| Abstract: | In their article, Warneken and Orlins ( 2015 ) 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. |
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| Keywords: | white lies prosocial lies suggestibility |
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