Listen up, parents: For toddlers (and chimps), the majority rules
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 12:30
in Psychology & Sociology
A new study 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."
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