The Characteristics Of Deception Behavior And Related Factors Of Children Aged 3-5 Years Of Age In Front Of Different Communicators

Cheating is common social phenomenon in human interaction.Previous research found that preschool age children have been able to according to different communicators(friends,rivals),and selective deceive others.But in real life,there is also another situation:when we were at the same time,in the face of his friend and rival,but want to tell the information to my friend don't want to hear,at this point the older children or adults may provide false information through the whisper,by deception,cancellation information such as strategy,but the young children in this conflict situation will through certain tactics rivals?Currently we do not yet understand,therefore,this study by setting the face opponents alone,alone in the face of his friend's situation and at the same time,in the face of the opponent and friends,to discuss 3-5 years old children in the face of different communicators(and friends),the age characteristics of cheating,and further examines the theory of executive function and psychological impact of children's deception behavior.This study includes two experiments:(1)The first research adopted the "hide and seek" variant,examine 3-5 years old children in the face of the exchanges between different objects(and friends),the age characteristics of cheating,and the relationship between executive function and theory of mind.Results show that for 3 to 5 years old children can cheat each other,when alone in the face of the opponent and the incidence of children's deception behavior along with the age growth and improve.But young children in the face of competitors and friends at the same time,a lower incidence of fraud,and no significant difference between age.In addition,the study found that only can positively predict children's executive function alone facing opponents of cheating,and at the same time with children has nothing to do when faced with friends and rivals fraud;Theory of mind ability and children under two conditions are not cheating.(2)The second research on the basis of the first one,increase message(hint baby"hear what you say friends and rivals"),further investigation for 3 to 5 years old children in the face of different communicators(and friends),the age characteristics of cheating,and the relationship between executive function and theory of mind.Results show that after the increase message,3-5 years old children in the face of competitors and friends at the same time,the incidence of cheating significantly increased with the growth of the age,and all age incidence of children's deception behavior were significantly higher than the cue for nothing.Besides,the executive function and theory of mind are significantly positively predict 3-5 years old children's deception behavior.To conclude:3-5 years old children can be made according to the present situation of communicating with selective cheating:when only rival is present,children from 3 years old start to cheat each other;When friends and competitors at the same time present,children from the age of 4 to cheat each other properly,and in both cases,the incidence of children's deception behavior increased significantly with age.In addition,the executive function and theory of mind in the happening of children's deception behavior play an important role.