Lying and social norms: a lab-in-the-field experiment with children

We conduct a lab-in-the-field experiment with 567 children, aged four to eleven, in which we investigate the effect of social norms on lying and test whether norm sensitivity changes age. Children think about number between 1 6 private, then roll die, report that came up is same as one they thought of. Just before making their report, expose children different empirical normative information prescribing or honesty. show intervention suggesting other approve honesty effectively reduces lying. find limited evidence influence our interventions: honestly effective only for younger while dishonestly does not patterns. further observe that, although omnipresent across all age groups, significantly increases