Lying and age: An experimental study

Daniela Glätzle-Rützler; Philipp Lergetporer

doi:10.1016/j.joep.2014.11.002

Lying and age: An experimental study

Daniela Glätzle-Rützler, Philipp Lergetporer

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Abstract

Lying and deceiving is present not only in adults but also among children and teenagers and represents an economically and psychological relevant behavioral trait. It is therefore surprising that evidence from economic experiments on deceptive behavior in children and teenagers is scarce. In this paper, we study how age influences the propensity to tell "black" and "white" lies in a sample of 383 children and teenagers aged 10/11 and 15/16. years. Our results show that a non-negligible fraction of subjects in both age cohorts exhibits lying-aversion and that the propensity to lie decreases significantly with age.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	12-25
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Economic Psychology
Volume	46
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2014.11.002
State	Published - 1 Feb 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

2840
Children
Deception
Experiment
Lying
Teenagers
White lies

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