Adults Usually Can't Catch Kids in a Lie

A new study found that adults correctly classified children's truths and lies 54 percent of the time, or only slightly better than chance. The findings are based on an analysis of 45 previously published experiments involving nearly 8,000 adults and about 1,800 children in all, the researchers said. "[The result] is significantly above chance when you talk about it in statistical terms, but in practical terms, when you say 54 percent and chance is at 50 percent, it's maybe not as significant as