McHugh, Louise and Barnes-Holmes, Yvonne and Barnes-Holmes, Dermot and Stewart, Ian and Dymond, Simon
(2007)
Deictic relational complexity and the development of deception.
The Psychological record, 57.
pp. 517-531.
ISSN 0033-2933
Abstract
An empirical investigation of age-related development of the
ability to deceive was conducted from the perspective of Relational
Frame Theory, which, unlike the traditional approach, Theory of Mind,
has been used to analyze deception in terms of the complexity of
the relational responding involved. A derived relational responding–
based protocol was used to compare the deception-taking skills of
five different age groups. Results indicated that performances on the
tasks improved as a function of age, supporting the current concept
of deception as a learned relationally complex behavioral pattern.
The findings are discussed in terms of their implications for the
mainstream developmental literature on deception.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Deictic; relational; complexity; development; deception; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology |
| Item ID: |
14734 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03395592 |
| Depositing User: |
Prof. Dermot Barnes-Holmes
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| Date Deposited: |
31 Aug 2021 16:25 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
The Psychological record |
| Publisher: |
Springer Verlag |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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