Toddlers copy their peers to fit in, but apes don't
Friday, October 31, 2014 - 04:01
in Psychology & Sociology
From the playground to the board room, people often follow, or conform, to the behavior of those around them as a way of fitting in. New research shows that this behavioral conformity appears early in human children, but isn't evidenced by apes like chimpanzees and orangutans.