The fulfillment of others' needs elevates children's body posture.

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Hepach, Robert

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Vaish, Amrisha

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Tomasello, Michael

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United States

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2017-02-17T16:57:16Z

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2017-01

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Much is known about young children's helping behavior, but little is known about the underlying motivations and emotions involved. In 2 studies we found that 2-year-old children showed positive emotions of similar magnitude-as measured by changes in their postural elevation using depth sensor imaging technology-after they achieved a goal for themselves and after they helped another person achieve her goal. Conversely, children's posture decreased in elevation when their actions did not result in a positive outcome. These results suggest that for young children, working for themselves and helping others are similarly rewarding. (PsycINFO Database Record

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28026192

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2016-61509-005

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1939-0599

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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/13633

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eng

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American Psychological Association (APA)

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Dev Psychol

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10.1037/dev0000173

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The fulfillment of others' needs elevates children's body posture.

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Journal article

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Tomasello, Michael|0000-0002-1649-088X

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28026192

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100

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113

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1

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Duke

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Evolutionary Anthropology

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Psychology and Neuroscience

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Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

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Published

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53

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