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.