This classic episode revisits some old "research" attempting to assess the inherent morality of humans found in the gaze of babies looking at puppets. If that sounds silly, it's because it is. Updated research further debunks this claim, indicating that the original studies were either flawed or fraud. Check it out with us!
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Links and References: - Obiols-Suari, N., & Marco-Pallarés, J. (2021). Does It Look Good or Evil? Children's Recognition of Moral Identities in Illustrations of Characters in Stories. Frontiers in psychology, 12, 552387. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.552387
- Hanesová D. Young Children’s Concepts of Good and Evil before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Research Study. Religions. 2021; 12(9):714. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12090714
- https://bigthink.com/thinking/are-we-born-evil/
- Dahl, A., & Killen, M. (2018). A Developmental Perspective on the Origins of Morality in Infancy and Early Childhood. Frontiers in psychology, 9, 1736. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01736
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/desc.13581
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