The capacity to lie is noted early and nearly universally in human development. Social psychology and developmental psychology are concerned with the theory of mind, which people employ to simulate another's reaction to their story and determine if a lie will be believable.
The most commonly cited milestone, what is known as Machiavellian intelligence, is at the age of about four and a half years, when children begin to be able to lie convincingly. Before this, they seem simply unable to comprehend why others don't see the same view of events that they do — and seem to assume that there is only one point of view, which is their own.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Thought for the day
Truth passes through three stages: first it is ridiculed; second it is opposed; and third it is accepted as self-evident.
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)
UNSW caught being economical with the truth - again
UNSW’s claim that it must break promises to protect residential amenity from truck movements due to student accommodation pressures have been blown out of the water.
Truck Off CoFA can reveal that UNSW was offered but declined use of a purpose-built design facility just down the road.
The university has consistently stated that it has pursued all avenues to relocate its student numbers in order to fulfil its DA commitments to use the uninhabited Greens Road for construction access.
However representatives of a vacant design facility just a few hundred metres away have told Truck Off COFA that they offered the large six-storey professional school building to UNSW in 2009. The university said it was not interested.
Truck Off CoFA can reveal that UNSW was offered but declined use of a purpose-built design facility just down the road.
Oh look! A vacant design skool that COFA was offered but strangely declined.
By the way, it's still vacant and its owners are ready and willing to talk, CoFA.
By the way, it's still vacant and its owners are ready and willing to talk, CoFA.
The university has consistently stated that it has pursued all avenues to relocate its student numbers in order to fulfil its DA commitments to use the uninhabited Greens Road for construction access.
However representatives of a vacant design facility just a few hundred metres away have told Truck Off COFA that they offered the large six-storey professional school building to UNSW in 2009. The university said it was not interested.
How COFA vandals plan to trash the precinct
Here's Napier Street Park, a long-established street closure.
CoFA & UNSW plans to rip it out to gain access for its trucks.
They plan to use this access, which is clearly within sight of Oxford Street, for 25 months. During the busiest 5 months, there'll be 40 truck movements per day - including Saturday.
They plan to use this access, which is clearly within sight of Oxford Street, for 25 months. During the busiest 5 months, there'll be 40 truck movements per day - including Saturday.
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