Young children display an increase in prosocial donating in response to an upwards shift in generosity by a same-aged peer

Abstract Adult humans frequently engage in the reciprocal exchange of resources with other individuals. However, despite the important role that reciprocity plays in maintaining co-operative exchange we know relatively little of when, and how, reciprocity develops. We first asked whether pairs of yo...

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Main Authors: Emily J. E. Messer, Vanessa Burgess, Michael Sinclair, Sarah Grant, Danielle Spencer, Nicola McGuigan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02858-y