Babies learn to tell a friend from foe before they can talk
Mark Henderson, Science Editor
Babies can tell friend from foe long before they can talk, according to research which suggests that the ability to assess other people’s motivations may be evolved rather than learnt.
A study in the United States has shown that, at both 6 and 10 months, infants clearly prefer people who help others over those who obstruct others or ignore them.
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