Talwar et al.,(2004) - created from Mind Map

Two Experiments examined lie-telling to conceal parental transgression. Exp. 1 Broken puppet- 3-11yr olds Exp.2 Replicated findings Implications for Justice System Children questioned 3 conditions Moral understanding of T&L assessed Promise to tell truth Relation between lie-telling and moral understanding increased significantly with age Significantly more told the truth Whether parent present or not Present - Non-verbal answers Parental Present Child Absent Parent Absent Ease anxiety - Less Traumatic Reluctant to disclose evidence Likelihood of blame reduced More likely to lie Made no difference questioned about lies Promise to tell the truth More likely to tell truth in 2nd interview Less likely to reveal parental transgression children may tell lies for parents about two thirds eventually told the truth to avoid negative consequences to themselves suggests many children are truthful unwilling to lie for parents despite explicit coaching

Talwar et al.,(2004)