Need a Hand, Ask a Baby

Infants are willing to help according to a new study. The CBC is repotting that infants show altruistic behavior to help adults.

“In 84 per cent of cases, infants as young as 18 months, who were not familiar with Warneken, would help retrieve the peg. During the test, he never asked for help. He also did not thank or reward the child, since the study was designed to show if the toddlers could show altruistic behaviour.”

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