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Social Evaluation or Simple Association? Simple Associations May Explain Moral Reasoning in Infants
Are we born amoral or do we come into this world with a rudimentary moral compass? Hamlin and colleagues argue that at least one component of our moral system, the ability to evaluate other individuals as good or bad, is present from an early age. In their study, 6- and 10-month-old infants watched...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3414446/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22905161 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042698 |
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author | Scarf, Damian Imuta, Kana Colombo, Michael Hayne, Harlene |
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description | Are we born amoral or do we come into this world with a rudimentary moral compass? Hamlin and colleagues argue that at least one component of our moral system, the ability to evaluate other individuals as good or bad, is present from an early age. In their study, 6- and 10-month-old infants watched two social interactions - in one, infants observed the helper assist the climber achieve the goal of ascending a hill, while in the other, infants observed the hinderer prevent the climber from ascending the hill. When given a choice, the vast majority of infants picked the helper over the hinderer, suggesting that infants evaluated the helper as good and the hinderer as bad. Hamlin and colleagues concluded that the ability to evaluate individuals based on social interaction is innate. Here, we provide evidence that their findings reflect simple associations rather than social evaluations. |
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spelling | pubmed-34144462012-08-19 Social Evaluation or Simple Association? Simple Associations May Explain Moral Reasoning in Infants Scarf, Damian Imuta, Kana Colombo, Michael Hayne, Harlene PLoS One Research Article Are we born amoral or do we come into this world with a rudimentary moral compass? Hamlin and colleagues argue that at least one component of our moral system, the ability to evaluate other individuals as good or bad, is present from an early age. In their study, 6- and 10-month-old infants watched two social interactions - in one, infants observed the helper assist the climber achieve the goal of ascending a hill, while in the other, infants observed the hinderer prevent the climber from ascending the hill. When given a choice, the vast majority of infants picked the helper over the hinderer, suggesting that infants evaluated the helper as good and the hinderer as bad. Hamlin and colleagues concluded that the ability to evaluate individuals based on social interaction is innate. Here, we provide evidence that their findings reflect simple associations rather than social evaluations. Public Library of Science 2012-08-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3414446/ /pubmed/22905161 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042698 Text en © 2012 Scarf et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Scarf, Damian Imuta, Kana Colombo, Michael Hayne, Harlene Social Evaluation or Simple Association? Simple Associations May Explain Moral Reasoning in Infants |
title | Social Evaluation or Simple Association? Simple Associations May Explain Moral Reasoning in Infants |
title_full | Social Evaluation or Simple Association? Simple Associations May Explain Moral Reasoning in Infants |
title_fullStr | Social Evaluation or Simple Association? Simple Associations May Explain Moral Reasoning in Infants |
title_full_unstemmed | Social Evaluation or Simple Association? Simple Associations May Explain Moral Reasoning in Infants |
title_short | Social Evaluation or Simple Association? Simple Associations May Explain Moral Reasoning in Infants |
title_sort | social evaluation or simple association? simple associations may explain moral reasoning in infants |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3414446/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22905161 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042698 |
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