Toddlers appreciate good intentions, Queen's study finds
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 20:14
in Psychology & Sociology
KINGSTON, ON -- Researchers at Queen's University have discovered that toddlers as young as 21 months appreciate good intentions, and will do their best to reward the efforts of people who try to help them. Psychology professor Valerie Kuhlmeier and PhD student Kristen Dunfield found that toddlers are more likely to help someone who has made an effort to help them, even if that person was