Kids and Deception

Guest: Rose Scott, PhD, Developmental Psychologist and Associate Professor at the University of Califorina, Merced.  It's likely you’ve had the experience of looking into the eyes of an infant and wondering just how much she understands. How aware is he of the people around him and what they’re expressing? Study after study has begun to show that babies are capable of much more than we previously thought. Researchers at the University of California, Merced have recently discovered that kids recognize lying and deceit even before they’re able to talk.