Trusting young children to help causes them to cheat less

Trust and honesty are essential for human interactions. Philosophers since antiquity have long posited that they are causally linked. Evidence shows that honesty elicits trust from others, but little is known about the reverse: does trust lead to honesty? Here we experimentally investigated whether...

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Main Authors: Zhao, Li (Author) , Mao, Haiying (Author) , Harris, Paul L. (Author) , Lee, Kang (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 20 February 2024
In: Nature human behaviour
Year: 2024, Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Pages: 668-678
ISSN:2397-3374
DOI:10.1038/s41562-024-01837-4
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-01837-4
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01837-4
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Author Notes:Li Zhao, Haiying Mao, Paul L. Harris & Kang Lee

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