At Legoland, admission is discounted for two-year-olds. But a child must be at least three for most of the fun attractions.
At the ticket window the parents are asked how old the child is. But at the ride entrance the attendants ask the children directly.
The parents lie. The children tell the truth.
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August 16, 2009 at 4:20 am
w
If you’re saying that the children and the parents have conflicting motives to lie/tell the truth, you’re assuming that 3-year-old kids already know that they’d have to tell the truth to get on their favorite rides. I’d think that they tell the truth, but only because it’s an automatic answer.
August 16, 2009 at 9:18 am
jeff
I agree and actually my focus is on the behavior of the park. I am saying that the park knows this and that is why they ask the way they do. They know the parents will lie and three yearolds will get in for a discount. They don’t make it official because then parents of four yearolds will get in for a discount.
But they want no ambiguity on the rides so they ask the kids who they know will be honest.
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