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Direct linkLi Zhao; Xinchen Yang; Yi Zheng – Developmental Science, 2025
Cheating emerges early in development and has significant moral development implications. This research investigated whether cheating in 5- to 6-year-olds reflects strategic decision-making or impulsivity. Through four preregistered studies, we systematically manipulated adult presence and observability across multiple conditions using a…
Descriptors: Cheating, Young Children, Decision Making, Conceptual Tempo
Fu, Genyue; Evans, Angela D.; Wang, Lingfeng; Lee, Kang – Developmental Science, 2008
The present study examined the developmental origin of "blue lies", a pervasive form of lying in the adult world that is told purportedly to benefit a collective. Seven, 9-, and 11-year-old Chinese children were surreptitiously placed in a real-life situation where they decided whether to lie to conceal their group's cheating behavior. Children…
Descriptors: Cheating, Childhood Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Ethics
