How Do Babies Perceive Fairness? The Answer Might Surprise You
David Hyde talks with Jessica Sommerville, psychology professor at the University of Washington, about her recent study that explores how babies perceive justice.
Sommerville and her research team created an experiment that examined how race and fairness influenced 15-month-old babies’ selection of a playmate.
"It may be the case that currently parents and policy makers are thinking about things like when their child goes to preschool or when they enter kindergarten or elementary school, that they'd be concerned about diversity," she said. "But I think what our finding suggest is that we should be concerned a lot earlier."
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David Hyde
Reporter
David’s people-focused politics coverage tracks local and national races. At KUOW, David has also reported for our Hearken Team answering listener questions,and covered a variety of other topics ranging from vaccine hesitancy to climate change.
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Andy Hurst
Senior Producer, Seattle Now
Andy Hurst is a senior producer for Seattle Now, KUOW's daily news podcast. He produces in-depth interviews for the show, in addition to Seattle Now's evening episode, which highlights the top stories of the day from the KUOW newsroom. Andy has produced interviews on a wide array of topics, and he’s especially drawn to stories about public health, science, and arts & culture.
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