Saturday 18 February 2023

Children will show compassion unless it costs them, research finds

Children will show compassion unless it costs them, research finds

Young children are willing to help others in distress unless it comes at a personal cost, new research into the ability of children to show compassion suggests. A study analysing the behaviour of 285 four- and five-year-olds has found that children responded less compassionately to others when a personal reward was at stake.

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