Is young children’s helping affected by helpees’ need? Preschoolers, but not infants selectively help needy others
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DOI: 10.1007/s00426-019-01148-8
Abstract: Infants and toddlers engage in instrumental helping, that is, help others in achieving an action-based goal. The underlying psychological mechanisms are unclear and hotly debated. The present study examined whether young children’s helping is affected… read more here.
Keywords: children helping; needy; young children; year old ... See more keywords