Listen up, parents: For toddlers (and chimps), the majority rules
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 11:03
in Psychology & Sociology
A study published online on April 12 in the journal Current Biology offers some news for parents: even toddlers have a tendency to follow the crowd. That sensitivity isn't unique to humans either; chimpanzees also appear more likely to pick up habits if "everyone else is doing it."