善意謊言竟有助幼兒智力開(kāi)發(fā)？

       So the next time your son or daughter denies having touched the chocolate biscuits despite the suspicious brown smears around their mouth, there is no need to worry, according to researchers.

　　因此下次當(dāng)你的女兒或者兒子掛著滿(mǎn)嘴餅干渣對(duì)你說(shuō)他并沒(méi)有偷吃餅干的時(shí)候，你大可不必?fù)?dān)心。

　　A study of 1,200 children found that a fifth of two-year-olds are likely to tell lies, rising to 90 per cent from the age of four. This figure increases further until children reach their lying peak at 12.

　　一個(gè)對(duì)1200個(gè)孩童調(diào)查報(bào)告指出，2歲到4歲之間的說(shuō)謊率從20%到90%。這個(gè)數(shù)據(jù)持續(xù)增長(zhǎng)直到孩子長(zhǎng)到12歲。

　　But no link was found between telling porkies and a tendency to cheat in exams or commit fraud in later life.

　　但是在他們之后的人生中的作弊或者詐騙犯罪行為和說(shuō)小謊可是沒(méi)有什么關(guān)系。

　　Dr Kang Lee, director of the Institute of Child Study at Toronto University, examined children aged two to 17. He said: 'Parents should not be alarmed if their child tells a fib.

　　多倫多大學(xué)幼兒研究中心的李康（音）博士觀(guān)察了從2歲到17歲的孩子。他說(shuō)，如果孩子只是說(shuō)個(gè)小謊的話(huà)，大人是無(wú)需擔(dān)心的。

　　'Their children are not going to turn out to be pathological liars. Almost all children lie. It is a sign that they have reached a new developmental milestone.

　　孩子不會(huì)轉(zhuǎn)變成病理學(xué)意義上的“撒謊成性”，幾乎所有孩子都說(shuō)謊，但這也是孩子達(dá)到一個(gè)新層次發(fā)展的里程碑。

　　'Those who have better cognitive development lie better because they can cover up their tracks.

　　說(shuō)謊說(shuō)的好的孩子有著更好的認(rèn)知發(fā)展，因?yàn)樗麄兛梢匝谏w自己的缺點(diǎn)。

'They may make bankers in later life.' Lying shows that children have developed 'executive functioning' - a complex juggling act which involves manipulating several brain processes to keep the truth at the back of their mind, Dr Lee said.

　　李教授說(shuō)，說(shuō)謊時(shí)大腦正在復(fù)雜的運(yùn)作，包括要把真相隱藏起來(lái)，這個(gè)過(guò)程表明孩子有著較好的管理才能，長(zhǎng)大后可能會(huì)進(jìn)入金融業(yè)。