Cognitive scientists are learning that it is difficult to sneak anything by a child, especially when an adult does not tell the entire truth. Experts know that children learn a lot from exploration of the world around them, but they also rely on what adults tell them. Prior research has determined that children can figure out when someone is lying to them, but cognitive scientists from MIT recently tackled a subtler question: Can children tell when adults are telling them the truth, but not the whole truth?
In the study, researchers found that not only can children make this distinction, but they can also...
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