At About What Age Do Children Begin to Understand How

question 238

Multiple Choice

At about what age do children begin to understand how thoughts and desires can motivate a person's behaviour,according to researchers who have mapped milestones in children's understanding of mental states

• A) 1 year 
• B) 2 years 
• C) 3 years 
• D) 4 years

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Definitions:

Altruistic Behavior

Action taken to benefit others without expecting personal gains, driven by selfless concern for the well-being of others.

Reciprocity Norms

Social norms that dictate that we should treat others as they treat us, leading to mutual benefit or support.

Reciprocity Norm

A social expectation that people will respond to each other in kind, returning benefits for benefits and responding to harms with either retaliation or forgiveness.

Social-Responsibility Norm

An expectation that people will help those dependent upon them.