Provides an overview of topics related to the psychology of deception, including historical
and current approaches to deception and categories of deception (ie, deception by …

Essentialism is the idea that certain categories, such as" dog,"" man," or" intelligence," have
an underlying reality or true nature that gives objects their identity. Where does this idea …

This research concerns the development of children's understanding of representational
change and its relation to other cognitive developments. Children were shown deceptive …

Violent video games are successfully marketed to and easily obtained by children and
adolescents. Even the US government distributes one such game, America's Army, through …

A small child looks at a dripping faucet and says that it is drooling." Another calls a centipede
a" comb." An older child notices the mess in his younger brother's room and says," Wow, it …

7 studies of the acquisition of knowledge about the appearance-reality distinction suggest
the following course of development. Many 3-year-olds seem to possess little or no …

Consistent with the direction the field of developmental psychology is heading—towards an
expanded vision that gives greater attention to individual differences and cultural variation …

2 experiments examined children's understanding of the distinction between real and
apparent emotion. In Experiment 1, 6-and 10-year-old children listened to stories in which it …

Previous research has found that children engage in Level 2 visual perspective‐taking, that
is, the understanding that others may see things in a different way, between 4 and 5 years of …

Recent research on the acquisition of knowledge about the important and pervasive
appearance-reality distinction suggests the following course of development. Many 3-year …