Friday, 10 February 2017

Monkeys and dogs judge humans by how they treat others

Monkeys and dogs judge humans by how they treat others

Be nice – or your dog may judge you. Both pets and monkeys show a preference for people who help others, and this might explain the origins of our sense of morality. Studies involving babies have previously shown that by the age of one, humans are already starting to judge people by how they interact. This has led to suggestions that children have a kind of innate morality that predates their being taught how to behave.

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