lie one week

1 or 2 believe/trust
harmless

expect
serious pleasing/comforting

contradicted by evidence
language

physical force worldview/beliefs and prejudices

unjust
reassuring
manipulate
twist
get duped
on track
 Since the study is based on the premise that people lie, there’s a good chance that these people are also
lying about how much they lie—perhaps to make themselves look better

most likely to record harmless lies, not serious ones (as they dare to
reveal that they lied)

There are experts who can detect a lie by watching a person’s body language. Maybe they
could participate in an experiment, for example, a pretend job interview. They can detect how many
lies a person tells during the course of a one-hour interview.

Lakoff is referring to information people learn that goes against their pre-existing beliefs or prejudices.
 method

purpose

conclusion

results

The results suggest that as children get older, they develop cognitively and in turn become
better liars.
Children mainly tell lies to protect themselves so they won’t get in trouble. They might also tell lies to get something.

They have to be able to recognize circumstances in which a lie will be believed. Also they need
to be able to control their facial expressions and body language.

it’s a sign of the child’s cognitive development.

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trangression

milestone

- Researcher pretends to be busy while

- Researcher pretends to get a phone call
child opens the prize.
and leaves room. Tells child not to look at
- Researcher comes back to table and asks,
the cards.
“Do you like your prize?”
- Child either looks or doesn’t look at the
- Child either lies or tells the truth.
cards while waiting.
- Researcher comes back and asks if child
looked at the cards.
- Child either lies or tells the truth.

A. maybe it depends on the lie, but for the most part, parents should recognize that lying is a natural part of cognitive development. However,
parents also must teach their children about ethics and moral behavior, so perhaps a child telling a lie could be an opportunity to discuss that.

B. White lies protect the feelings of other people. If we stopped lying to protect others’ feelings, we’d probably end up offending
each other.