According to a study in the UK, babies apparently learn to lie before they even learn to talk - at the age of six months. Gone were the days when babies were thought to be completely innocent. Psychologists believed that children only begin to lie when they're four, but this study has proved otherwise.
As a plus point, babies don't seem to lie due to any evil intentions (that would be scary) but rather as part of learning social interaction, sort of a method to strike up conversations.
Sneaky babyWhat I found hilarious were the observations of babies caught in the act:
There was the 11-month-old who, caught in the act of reaching for the forbidden soil of a house plant, quickly turned his outstretched hand into a wave, his mother reported to Dr. Reddy, "as though he was saying, 'Oh, I wasn't really going to touch the soil, Mom, I was waving at you.' "
Babies also seem to think they are masters of the Jedi mind trick, using steady eye contact as a distraction technique. Another 11-month-old, upon being presented with toast she didn't want to eat, would hold eye contact with her mother while discreetly chucking the toast onto the floor.
Fake crying is another trick babies learn early on to get attention, Dr. Reddy says. The researcher defines "fake" crying as being more calculated than the usual "I'm tired/hungry/wet/hurt/lonely" cries.
"In one case the mother thought it sounded 'put on,' but watched from a crack in the door, and noticed that there were pauses in the crying which seemed rather like waiting to see if it worked," Dr. Reddy wrote in an e-mail.
It's amazing how young we were when to began to learn how to lie.
The next time you see a baby, don't trust him/her! :D
At least they don't have claws.
5 comments:
Fear the crybabies.
Crush their spirits while all are still helpless.
Erm.. you guys seem to be very... forceful.
Because we're a lot more evil then those...infants-a rightful word.
Unfortunately, I have to agree with you on the evil part.
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