This research aims to understand how children conceptualise lying and how they associate it with moral reasoning within a narrative that contains everyday moral transgressions. This study also explores whether children are willing to lie when they are asked to do so by close adults, such as mothers, fathers and teachers, even after declaring that lying is wrong. We interviewed children (N = 146) from first to fourth grade on these themes, and discovered a developmental trend in the concept of lying, which is associated with other moral reasoning dimensions. Most children could define lying in a reasonable and accurate manner, and considered it inappropriate behaviour, but half admitted to lying after a close adult requested it.

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说谎的概念、道德推理和儿童应成人要求撒谎的意愿。

这项研究旨在了解儿童如何将谎言概念化，以及他们如何将谎言与包含日常道德违规的叙述中的道德推理联系起来。这项研究还探讨了孩子们是否愿意在被亲密的成年人（例如母亲、父亲和老师）要求撒谎时，即使他们宣称撒谎是错误的。我们就这些主题采访了一到四年级的儿童（N = 146），发现说谎概念的发展趋势与其他道德推理维度有关。大多数孩子可以合理准确地定义撒谎，并认为这是不恰当的行为，但有一半的孩子在亲密的成年人要求下撒谎。