会说谎的孩子会表现更好

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现代社会的研究方向越来越广阔，同时也越来越造福我们的日常生活。下面这个研究说谎和儿童智慧的研究一定会吸引你。

Toddlers who tell lies early on are more likely to do well later, researchers claim. 

研究者称，会说谎的孩子会表现更好。

The complex brain processes involved in formulating a lie are an indicator of a child's early intelligence, they add.
研究者补充说，大脑形成一个谎言的复杂过程预示了儿童早期的智慧。

A Canadian study of 1,200 children aged two to 17 suggests those who are able to lie have reached an important developmental stage. 一项由加拿大研究者做的1200名年龄介于2到17岁的儿童研究显示那些能够说谎的儿童达到了一个重要的发育阶段。

Only a fifth of two-year-olds tested in the study were able to lie.
只有五分之一的两岁儿童能够说谎。

But at age four, 90% were capable of lying, the study found. The rate increases with age to a peak at age 12.
研究发现，年龄在四岁的，有90%能够说谎，这个比例在12岁时达到顶峰。