Warneken and Tomasello (2006)studied the Helping Behavior of 18-Month-Old Infants

question 74

Multiple Choice

Warneken and Tomasello (2006) studied the helping behavior of 18-month-old infants with an adult experimenter. They found that

• A)infants this young didn't demonstrate empathy or helping of any kind.
• B)infants this young understood when the experimenter needed help and,in the majority of cases,attempted to help.
• C)infants this young didn't seem to sense when the experimenter needed help.
• D)infants this young understood when the experimenter needed help but did not know how to offer help.

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