The veracity of child witness testimony is central to the justice system where there are
serious consequences for the child, the accused, and society. Thus, it is important to …

Although research reveals that children as young as 3 can use deception and will take steps
to obscure truth, research concerning how well others detect children's deceptive efforts …

Deception researchers have developed various scales that measure the use of lying in
specific contexts, but there are limited tools that measure the use of lies more broadly across …

This study explored parent (N= 146) perspectives about situations in which they think it is
acceptable to lie, how this corresponds to how they socialise their children about lie‐telling …

School psychologists often have reason to suspect that students may not be putting forth full
effort during diagnostic tests, or that questionnaire or rating scale data are not credible …

Although parents frequently instruct children not to lie, children often observe lie‐telling
within the family environment. To date, no empirical research has examined children's …

Lying emerges as a typical childhood behavior, but little is known about the frequency and
types of lies that children tell in relation to age and theory of mind (ToM). This study explored …

The current study used computer vision technology to examine the nonverbal facial
expressions of children (6–11 years old) telling antisocial and prosocial lies. Children in the …

Interpersonal accuracy refers to the ability to make accurate perceptions about others' social
and emotional qualities. Despite this broad definition, the measurement of interpersonal …

Although parents are significant sources of socialization in children's lives including with
respect to their moral behavior, very little research has focused on how parents socialize …