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Two- and 3-year-old children (N = 96) were tested in an object-choice task with video presentations of peer and adult partners. An immersive, semi-interactive procedure enabled both the close matching of adult and peer conditions and the combination of participants' choice behavior with looking time measures. Children were more likely to use information provided by adults.
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- The study investigates how toddlers help their peers, revealing that they are significantly more likely to assist other toddlers in reaching objects during joint tasks.
- Toddlers aged 18 and 30 months participated in experiments involving a helping scenario, showing a strong inclination to assist their peers regardless of the situation's context.
- These results indicate that toddlers possess flexible helping skills, demonstrating prosocial behavior not just towards adults but also toward their peers, even when the task is primarily engaging for one child.
Little is known about the flexibility of children's prosocial motivation. Here, 2- and 3-year-old children's (n = 128) internal arousal, as measured via changes in pupil dilation, was increased after they accidentally harmed a victim but were unable to repair the harm. If they were able to repair (or if they themselves did not cause the harm and the help was provided by someone else) their arousal subsided.
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