Children with autism can lie so as not to hurt the feelings of other people, but when having to lie about themselves, they are not the masters, according to scientists at Queen's University study.
The study was conducted by sociology professor Beth Kelley and students of the department of psychology development Annie Li. This is the first study conducted to analyze the link between autism and lie.
"The result is surprising because it is known that children with autism is difficult to understand and appreciate the feelings of others so we did not think they could lie for the good of others," says Dr. Kelley.
In a trial, children with autism were told that they would receive a prize and then they were given a bar of soap. When asked if they liked it, mostly nodded and said yes. The researchers also concluded that this behavior they are doing to maintain good relations with others. In the test phase two, the children are given tests in audio and asked to guess a hidden object.
Most figured it is fairly easy to guess like hearing the sound of chicken. To test their honesty, given also the difficult sounds like Elmo doll and Christmas music. After the Christmas music was played, the experimenters left the room.
He then came back and asked whether the participants had peeked object. Both children with autism and normal alike lie that they do not peek, but they are known to have done so. When asked what the answer is, children with autism realize if they give the right answer their lies will be revealed. So they deliberately gave the wrong answer.
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