People frequently engage in dishonest behavior. Yet, they do so only to a limited extent,
often forgoing potential profits. In the past few decades, the dominant psychological account …

Western literature suggests that young children overestimate their performance across a
range of tasks. Research in non‐Western cultures, however, is lacking. In 2019, 101 …

This research evaluated the hypothesis that the act of offering an incentive produces
anticipated social benefits that are distinct from the benefits associated with the incentive …

We care about what others think of us and often try to present ourselves in a good light. What
cognitive capacities underlie our ability to think (or even worry) about reputation, and how do …

Stories are widely used around the world to try to teach children moral lessons. However, it
is often difficult for children to figure out how lessons from stories can be applied to real-life …

Two studies examined what information American children ages 4–6 (n= 120; 56 boys; 64
girls; 81% White) transmit to a naïve listener after hearing testimony from previously accurate …

This research examined the effects of overhearing an adult praise an unseen child for not
needing to work hard on an academic task. Five‐year‐old Han Chinese children (total N …

Children are notoriously inequity averse: they tend to respond negatively when someone
else receives more than them for the same work. Here we suggest that children's inequity …

Children start to engage in self‐serving deception from approximately 2½ years of age. This
emerging self‐centered propensity toward the deliberate covering of truth is predicted by the …

This study examines the relationship between reputational threat and altruistic behavior in
children aged 6-11 and explores how social inhibition and group relationships affect this …