20-10-2016 07:39 via feeds.socialpsychology.org

Adults Usually Can't Catch Kids in a Lie, Study Finds

Source: Yahoo News - ScienceA 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...
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