(1) _Lying in order to accomplish a desired end._ The following
occurrence very nicely illustrates the method. A little girl had secured
permission from her mother to visit the home of a young man who was
doing some experiments in child psychology. While there he used her as a
subject for an experiment. The experience pleased the little girl, and
in a few days she wished to make another visit, but knew that her mother
would not grant the privilege. The little girl went to the young man’s
home without her mother’s consent. Upon arriving there the little girl
suggested that they go into the kitchen. The experiment of a few days
before had been performed in the kitchen. The experimenter knew the
mother well enough to question whether the little girl had secured her
mother’s consent. When he asked her if her mother had allowed her to
come, she replied, “Yes,” but the young man saw at once that the child
was lying and determined to get the truth without the child’s knowledge
of his object or without forcing her to tell the truth as so many unwise
teachers attempt to do, and fail.