What counts as fair? Amazon tribe starts to value merit when they learn how to count

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 18:50 in Psychology & Sociology

There are many ways to divvy up a pile of cookies. Among the possibilities: Everyone can get an equal number, or those who contributed more to the cookie baking can get a larger share. In studies, young children usually default to splitting up resources equally. However, as children get older, they shift toward a merit-based […]

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