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New study challenges babies with moral core finding
Thursday August 16, 2012 06:27:53 PM,
IANS
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Wellington: New
Zealand researchers have challenged a landmark US study finding
that suggested that even six-month-old children possess a moral
core that permits them to judge people as 'good' or 'bad'.
The 2007 study by Yale researchers provided the first evidence
that six- and 10-month-old infants could assess individuals based
on their behaviour towards others, showing a preference for those
who helped rather than hindered another individual.
Based on a series of experiments, psychology researchers at the
University of Otago, New Zealand, have shown that the earlier
findings may simply be the result of infants' preferences for
interesting and attention-grabbing events, rather than an ability
to evaluate individuals based on their social interactions with
others, the journal Public Library of Science ONE reports.
"The paper received a lot of attention when it was first
published, including coverage in the New York Times. It has
received well over 100 citations since 2007, a phenomenal number
over such a short period," said Damian Scarf who led the study,
according to an Otago statement.
"Our original motivation for reading the paper was merely
interest. Obviously, the idea that morality is innate is extremely
interesting and, if true, would raise questions about which
components of our moral system are innate and also have
implications for the wider issue of the roles that nature and
nurture play in development," Scarf said.
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