For Babies, It’s Better to Like What I Like
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Babies as young as nine months appear to approve of people who like what they like–and approve of being mean to those who don’t share their tastes. Kiley Hamlin, lead author of a study in the journal Psychological Science, discusses the importance of similarity to young children.
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Kiley Hamlin
Kiley Hamlin is Canada Research Chair and an assistant professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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