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SUBMITTER: Aime H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5687751 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Aime Hilary H Broesch Tanya T Aknin Lara B LB Warneken Felix F
PloS one 20171115 11
Humans are unique in their propensity for helping. Not only do we help others in need by reacting to their requests, we also help proactively by assisting in the absence of a request. Proactive helping requires the actor to detect the need for help, recognize the intention of the other, and remedy the situation. Very little is known about the development of this social phenomenon beyond an urban, industrialized setting. We examined helping in nineteen two- to five-year old children in small-scal ...[more]