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Social-Cognitive Development Lab in the News

Our research has received National media attention and has been featured in local newspapers, radio, television programs (e.g., St. Catharine’s Standard, Toronto Star, CBC’s Quirks and Quarks, Canada AM, CHCH news) and in academic articles about child development (see journal publications here).

Click on the links below to check us out in some recent news! 

Forbes: How to Promote Honesty in Children
Greater Good Science Centre: Honesty Commitments for Kids: Ask kids to make a verbal pledge to be honest
The Washington Post: We’re all making choices in the pandemic. Many of us are lying about them.
New York Times: Are You Lying More in the Pandemic? Some Certainly Are
CBC News: One-third of people with COVID-19 lie about their symptoms, study shows
CTV News: U.S. coronavirus patients often lie about their symptoms, researchers say
Brock News: Brock researchers examine how stereotypes of older adults impact jury duty
Thorold News: Brock University examines how senior stereotypes impact jury duty
The Conversation: Children’s lies are deceptively complex
Brock News: Brock researchers awarded nearly $2 million in SSHRC funding
CHCH: Brock psychologist awarded $1.3M grant for research into lying
BBC: Liar Liar
New York Times: Is Your Child Lying to You? That's Good
CBC News: Want your kids to do as they're told? Try this, a new study says
Erie Media: Brock study finds preschoolers aim to keep their word
Scientific American: Older kids are more likely to confess to bad deeds
Newstalk 610 CKTB: Brock U researcher finds simple way to get your kid to behave
The Brock News: Brock study finds preschoolers aim to keep their word
CHCH News: The truth about lies
The Brock News: Brock research shows parents struggle to detect their children's lies
Stowe Family Law LLP: Parents can't tell when their children lie
The Telegraph: Parents cannot tell when their children are lying
The Boston Globe: Do Mom and Dad have a clue? Apparently Not.
Mail Online: Can YOU tell if your child is lying? Parents are too trusting of their own children, say scientists.
Parents Canada: What to do when your kids master the art of lying
Huffington Post for Parents: Does reading 'moral stories' to children promote honesty?
New York Magazine: Science of Us :How to Get Your Kids to Tell the Truth
O.Canada: Liar, Liar, Diapers on fire: Study shows kids lie as young as two
Buenos Aires Herald: Your child is a natural-born liar
Quirks & Quarks: Toddlers Tell Lies
St. Catharines Standard: When fibbing is good

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