title: The colour spectrum of lies.
abstract: In this reply to Ceci, Burd, and Helm, we discuss future directions for developmental research to (1) study the motivations underlying white lies and (2) how to classify lies that reflect other-regard and self-interest simultaneously.
authors.affiliation: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Felix
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4799-2559
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Warneken
authors.affiliation: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Orlins
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002657:Child Development; D008192:Deception; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D012938:Social Perception
keywords: emotion; lying; prosocial behavior; theory of mind