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Beier, Jonathan S.; Over, Harriet; Carpenter, Malinda – Developmental Psychology, 2014
From early in development, humans have strong prosocial tendencies. Much research has documented young children's propensity to help others achieve their unfulfilled goals toward physical objects. Yet many of our most common and important goals are social--directed toward other people. Here we demonstrate that children are also inclined, and able,…
Descriptors: Young Children, Control Groups, Goal Orientation, Prosocial Behavior

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