Do children understand social acting?

• Main Author: Tan, Si Ying
• Other Authors: Setoh Pei Pei
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/70541
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Social acting refers to pretence acts performed by people to avoid conflicts and maintain positive relationships. Past research has shown that understanding of white lies, which is a form of social acting, is demonstrated in children as young as 3 years old. In this study, we investigate children’s...