Study: Adults can't tell when children are intentionally lying or misinformed

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 04:30 in Psychology & Sociology

(Medical Xpress) -- How well adults can detect if children are lying or reporting misinformation is no better than the odds of chance, reports a new Cornell study. The findings have implications for physical and sexual abuse investigations, which often rely heavily on children's eyewitness reports.

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