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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Autores principales:	Damian Scarf, Kana Imuta, Michael Colombo, Harlene Hayne
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b0827a7bfc23481a8bf90883e6ec52112021-11-18T07:09:19ZSocial evaluation or simple association? Simple associations may explain moral reasoning in infants.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0042698https://doaj.org/article/b0827a7bfc23481a8bf90883e6ec52112012-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22905161/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Are 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.Damian ScarfKana ImutaMichael ColomboHarlene HaynePublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 8, p e42698 (2012)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Damian Scarf Kana Imuta Michael Colombo Harlene Hayne Social evaluation or simple association? Simple associations may explain moral reasoning in infants.
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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title	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_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.
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Social evaluation or simple association? Simple associations may explain moral reasoning in infants.

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