Which Statement Can Help Explain Why Children Tend to Lie

question 128

Multiple Choice

Which statement can help explain why children tend to lie about transgressions as they get older?

• A) As they get older, they are more apt to imagine negative consequences for their actions.
• B) As they get older, they are better able to generate ways of avoiding negative consequences.
• C) As they get older, they are more apt to imagine negative consequences for their actions and are better able to generate ways of avoiding them.
• D) Research has not determined that children tend to lie about transgressions as they get older.

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