Researchers in Canada have done such an experiment: They asked dozens of children aged 2 to 4 to play games and asked them not to peek at the toys in the room. When the researchers left the room, almost all the children peeked, but when the researchers asked them if they had looked, most of the children lied. Moreover, the older the children, the higher the proportion of lying. The researchers said that many children begin to lie at the age of two, but this is not a bad thing. Because the researchers also found that lying is highly positively correlated with strong logical, language and executive abilities. Even if age is not taken into account, children with stronger cognitive Read More …