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Altruism In The Face Of Disasters: Older Children Likely To Be More Giving, Younger Children To Be More Selfish
February 4, 2013 by NewsBot
A natural disaster can bring out the best in older children, prompting 9-year-olds to be more willing to share, while 6-year-olds become more selfish. Researchers at the University of Toronto, the University of Chicago, and Liaoning Normal University made this finding in a rare natural experiment in China around the time of a horrific earthquake...
