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Altruistic Helping in Human Infants and Young Chimpanzees
Felix Warneken, Michael Tomasello · 2006 · Science
- Children
- Not given in the summary we read
- Where
- Not given in the summary we read
- Ages
- 18 months
- How
- Researchers tested toddlers in a lab
- What it found
- Toddlers of 18 months readily helped an adult who was struggling to reach something or finish a task, without being asked or rewarded.
- Limits
- We have only read the summary.