Author Contact: 
Victoria Dykstra, [email protected]

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Analysis
2 (Country: China, Canada) by 2 (Veracity: Truth, Lie) by 3 (Age Group: 12-13 years, 14-15 years, Young adults (18+)) Mixed Model ANOVA on evaluations of acceptability for ratings of Antisocial, Prudential, Personal, and Polite contexts 
Results
Antisocial:

• Significant Veracity by Country interaction, F(1, 343) = 6.61, p = .011, partial eta squared  = .02

Prudential:

• Significant Veracity by Age interaction, F(2, 346) = 12.00, p < .001, partial eta squared  = .07
• Significant Veracity by Country interaction, F( 1, 346) = 11.51, p < .001, partial eta squared  = .03

Personal:

• Significant Veracity by Age interaction, F(2, 344) = 6.46, p = .002, partial eta squared  = .04
• Significant Veracity by Country interaction, F( 1, 344) = 12.43, p < .001, partial eta squared  = .04

Polite:

• Significant Veracity by Country by Age interaction, F(2, 332) = 3.27, p = .039, partial eta squared = .02​

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