Why do children use loopholes? New research explains the development of intentional misunderstandings in children

Most people are familiar with loopholes. When your boss, landlord, partner, customer, or government asks you to do something you don't want to do, and yet you can't say "no," you may resort to malicious compliance—doing what someone asked, but not actually what they meant.

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