Babies And Learning

The video explores whether babies can discern good from bad behavior. Through experiments at the Yale Infant Cognition Lab, toddlers and infants show a preference for pro-social individuals. In one experiment, 19-month-old Sarah distinguishes between helpful and unhelpful puppets, while 3-month-old Addison shows a preference for a puppet that returns a ball. These findings suggest that even very young children have a sense of morality. Understanding these early moral developments could provide insights into conditions like sociopathy and psychopathy.

What implications does the study of moral development in infants have for understanding sociopathy or psychopathy?

In what ways does the research contribute to our understanding of normal human development?