Does helping others start in infancy? A new study finds that babies will offer food to strangers -- even when they're hungry.
THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2020 -- Schools may strive to teach kids that sharing is caring, but a new study suggests that altruism begins in infancy and can be influenced by others.
It's been unclear when people start to display altruism, which can include sharing resources such as food with others in need. "We think altruism is important to study because it is one of the most distinctive aspects of being human. It is an important part of the moral fabric of society," said lead study author Rodolfo Cortes Barragan. He is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington's Institute for Learning and"We adults help each other when we see another in need and we do this even if there is a cost to the self," he said in a university news release.
Barragan's team tested nearly 100 19-month-olds and found that even when they were hungry, many retrieved a piece of fruit dropped by someone they didn't know and offered it to them. The children did this without encouragement, instructions or reinforcement, according to the study published online Feb. 4 in the journal
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