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Talwar, Victoria; Lee, Kang – Child Development, 2011
The present study compared the lie-telling behavior of 3- and 4-year-old West African children (N = 84) from either a punitive or a nonpunitive school. Children were told not to peek at a toy when left alone in a room. Most children could not resist the temptation and peeked at the toy. When the experimenter asked them if they had peeked, the…
Descriptors: Young Children, Child Behavior, Deception, Educational Environment