Okay - but at what age do they grow out of it?
The age at which children begin to exhibit deceptive behaviour
- A new study has explored the age at which children begin to exhibit deceptive behaviour, with some parents reporting recognition of the concept as early as eight months old.
- Published in the Cognitive Development journal, the research involved surveying parents of more than 750 children aged up to 47 months across the UK, US, Canada, and Australia.
- Findings indicate that about a quarter of children understand deception by 10 months, and half by 16 months, becoming more adept fibbers by the age of three.
- Elena Hoicka, the study's lead author from the University of Bristol, highlighted how children's understanding and use of deception evolves significantly in their early years.
- Researchers identified 16 types of deception, noting that younger children's deceit is often action-based, while older children employ more complex tactics like exaggeration, fabrication, or withholding information.
6 comments:
The most deceptive can be recruited into the "Young Spies" before a rewarding career as politicians.
Mike - yes, it could be a very rewarding career. The main political parties should learn from football clubs and employ talent scouts.
"exaggeration, fabrication, or withholding information." Yup - the lefties' blueprint...
Scrobs - yes, it's what we see from them on a daily basis.
I think so much exaggeration and fabrication is often because, secretly, they have noticed they're in the wrong.
Tammly - I agree, they double down then double down again until it all becomes too absurd to take seriously.
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