Table 3.

Meaning and Morality codes, percentage of questions asked of each code, and error rates

Categories	Codes	Example	Percentage of questions within category	Error rate (%)
Meaning	Definition	“Do you know what it means to tell a lie?”	40	21
	Identification	“If I said my gown is green would that be a lie?”	43	9
	Difference	“Do you know the difference between the truth and a lie?”	16	11
	Example	“Tell me something you have lied about?”	2	37
Morality	Evaluation	“Is it good to tell the truth?”	27	11
	Consequence	“Does anything happen to someone who tells a lie?”	53	21
	Prior occurrence	“Have you ever told a lie?”	19	41

Note: Percentages were based on 1,246 Meaning questions and 1,481 Morality questions