Young Children Respond to Moral Dilemmas Like Their Mothers.

There is a large scientific interest in human moral judgments. However, little is known about the developmental origins and the specific role of the primary caregivers in the early development of inter-individual differences in human morality. Here, we assess the moral intuitions of 3- to 6-year-old children and their mothers ( = 56), using child-friendly versions of five trolley dilemmas and two control scenarios.