A young child's counting skills are the single biggest predictor of their ability to participate in fair sharing behaviors. Prompting children to count improves their pro-social sharing behaviors, researchers say.
Influence of social norms shapes a child's desire to share by the age of eight.
A new study reports lower status individuals are more likely to share wealth than those considered to be of higher status.
According to researchers, preschool aged children are happy when they share on their own accord, but not when they are obligated to do so.
A new study reports the ability to count is the biggest predictor of how children will divide resources.