The babies 'looked longingly at the fruit, and then they gave it away!'
Picture this: a 19-month-old hungry baby picks up a delicious snack, but instead of gobbling it up gives it to an adult who appears to want it, too.
Now imagine dozens of different babies of the same age doing the same. And that's exactly what happened during a study published Tuesday that tests the beginnings of altruism in humans. Volunteering and other good deeds reduce physical pain, a study findsThe babies"looked longingly at the fruit, and then they gave it away!" said Andrew Meltzoff, co-director of the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences at the University of Washington, in a statement.
Were the babies more willing to give up the fruit if they had practice at it? No, they were just as giving in the first trial as they were in later episodes. What did appear to matter, the study found, was if the child had a sibling or came from a society that values what psychologists call"interdependence.
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