Current Studies

Check out the studies we currently have going on below!

Parent Study

This study is for parents of 3- to 7-year-olds. We are looking at the responses and feedback that parents provide to children’s honest behavior which occurs during daily interactions. We will send parents a parent diary form and diary instructions and ask parents to fill it out every day over a 2-week period. At the beginning of the study, we will schedule a 15-minute virtual meeting with the parents to explain the diary form and the procedure and answer any questions they may have. Once the parent diary is completed, we will send parents 4 questionnaires about their views on socializing honesty to their child and your views on their children’s lie-telling behavior as well as a demographics form. Keeping notes for a diary which will approximately take 15 minutes every day over two weeks and completing questionnaires which will take only 40 minutes. The compensation for this study is a 45 USD/ 50 CAD Amazon e-gift card.



Social Modeling

This study is for children aged 4-6 years old, as well as parent-child pairs with a child between the ages of 4 to 6 years old! This project looks at children’s attitudes towards lie-telling and their own subsequent lie-telling behaviours. Child participants will observe a model (either a research team member or a parent) play a guessing game, then participate in their own guessing game as well as answer questions about the model’s behaviour. The study involves one in-person session at the Talwar Child Development Lab, which will take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete. Compensation for the study is a 20$ e-gift card if a child participates alone, or a 30$ e-gift card if a parent and child participate together!

If you are interested in participating in the study, please contact us at talwarchildlab.education@mcgill.ca to get more information on the study or schedule an appointment!

Perceptions

This study is for children aged 5–12-years-old! The project looks at children’s attitudes towards and perceptions of different types of lie-telling. Participants will be read 8 short stories by a member of the research team, and then be asked to answer questions about the behaviours of different story characters. The study involves one virtual session (which will be conducted over Zoom) and will take approximately 25-30 minutes to complete. Compensation for the study is a 15$ e-gift card! If you are interested in participating in the study, please contact us at talwarchildlab.education@mcgill.ca to get more information on the study or schedule an appointment.


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