Development of lying to conceal a transgression: Children’s control of expressive behaviour during verbal deception

By Victoria Talwar, Kang Lee. 2002

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Evaluation of a comprehensive interactive training system for investigative interviewers of children (2015, background): “Lying is a complex skill that develops with age (Bala et al., 2010; Lyon & Dorado, 2008; Talwar & Lee, 2002).”
Expected Consequences of Disclosure Revealed in Investigative Interviews with Suspected Victims of Child Sexual Abuse (2011, background): “For example, older children are more likely than younger children to understand that their statements can affect others' beliefs (Bottoms et al, 2002 ; Polak & Harris, 1999 ; Talwar & Lee, 2002 ; Talwar, Lee, Bala, & Lindsay, 2002 ).”
Participants Don’t Need Theories (2004, background): “…knows, children attempt to conceal forbidden actions much earlier than 2 years and deliberately tease with false requests and offers even before the end of the first year (Reddy, 1991); and skills at deceiving continue to develop through (at least) the middle childhood years (Talwar & Lee, 2002).”
Deal or No Deal? End-to-End Learning of Negotiation Dialogues (2017, background): “Deceit is a complex skill that requires hypothesising the other agent’s beliefs, and is learnt relatively late in child development (Talwar and Lee, 2002).”