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SUBMITTER: Hamlin JK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4374623 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hamlin J Kiley JK Mahajan Neha N Liberman Zoe Z Wynn Karen K
Psychological science 20130304 4
Adults tend to like individuals who are similar to themselves, and a growing body of recent research suggests that even infants and young children prefer individuals who share their attributes or personal tastes over those who do not. In this study, we examined the nature and development of attitudes toward similar and dissimilar others in human infancy. Across two experiments with combined samples of more than 200 infant participants, we found that 9- and 14-month-old infants prefer individuals ...[more]