Which Statement Can Help Explain Why Children Tend to Lie

Multiple Choice

Which statement can help explain why children tend to lie about transgressions as they get older?

A) As they get older, they are more apt to imagine negative consequences for their actions.
B) As they get older, they are better able to generate ways of avoiding negative consequences.
C) As they get older, they are more apt to imagine negative consequences for their actions and are better able to generate ways of avoiding them.
D) Research has not determined that children tend to lie about transgressions as they get older.