Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Study of Human Nature Starts Really Early

It seems that, along with applesauce and squeak toys, the diaper-set are also into interpreting people's intentions. This article in the Toronto Star discusses our ability to weed out "jerks", and how it develops much sooner than we thought. Psychologist Erik Erikson once theorized that although children have a different framework for logic, they do indeed have it. I wonder if the same is true for morality...

Enjoy!

http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/babiespregnancy/babies/article/762189--infants-know-when-you-re-being-a-jerk

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