Department of Psychology 2015-2016 Colloquium Series

Dr. Kang Lee from OISE, University of Toronto, Canada

Little Liars: Development of verbal deception in children

Lying is a common occurrence during our everyday interpersonal communication. People tell lies for different purposes. In this talk, I will focus on how children learn to tell lies to conceal their transgressions from a very young age, and whether and how various cognitive-social-contextual factors affect the development of lying. I will also discuss cognitive-social-neural mechanisms underlying such development.

Reception to follow in PAS Lounge (Room 3005)