Young children learn to take turns for mutual gain
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 10:31
in Psychology & Sociology
It takes children until they are about 5 years old to learn to take turns with others, while the social skill seems to elude chimpanzees, according to new findings. The findings show that 5-year-old children adopted a turn-taking strategy more effectively than their younger counterparts, suggesting that the skill emerges as children's cognitive abilities mature.