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Priming Toddlers to be Altruistic

By Daniel R. Hawes on November 5, 2009 in Evolved Primate

Drop a couple of pens in front of an eighteen year-old toddler, and there is a decent chance your toddler will display a spontaneous act of altruism by picking them up for you. A recent experiment from the Max Planck Institute now shows that this kind of cooperative, altruistic behavior in toddlers can be increased by affiliative priming... Read More

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