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The Development of Altruistic Behavior Out of Reactive Crying

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Smit, Harry
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Reactive crying, displayed by children as a response to the distress of another, is described as a precursor of helping and caring. There are several stages during the transition from the innate, reactive cry to the intentional response. Children at the age of 6–14 months are able to control their reactive distress response, yet still respond to the distress of others by displaying distress behavior themselves. Two explanations are discussed. According to one explanation, children are confused about what happens to the self and what happens to the other. This explanation is criticized for being based on misunderstandings of the nature of (kinaesthetic) sensations. An alternative and more promising explanation is derived from kin selection theory. According to this explanation, the development of reactive crying and the transition to caring and helping have been shaped by different forces acting on paternally and maternally derived genes.
Starting Page	79
Ending Page	86
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15555542
Journal	Biological Theory
Volume Number	5
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15555550
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2015-04-14
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	kinaesthetic sensations Philosophy of Biology helping kin selection reactive crying self genomic imprinting Evolutionary Biology Cognitive Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics History and Philosophy of Science

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