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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Learning Theory
  • Infant Behavior

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  • Early childhood prosocial behavior is crucial for social development.
  • Understanding the mechanisms by which infants learn helping behaviors is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate imitation of helping behavior in 16-month-old infants.
  • To determine if observing a prosocial model influences infant helping.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted with infants aged 16 months.
  • Infants observed an adult model either helping or not helping.
  • Infants' opportunities to assist an experimenter were then assessed.

Main Results:

  • Infants exposed to a prosocial model were more likely to help.
  • A control condition testing prosocial intention showed intermediate helping rates.
  • Results indicate imitation of observed helping behaviors.

Conclusions:

  • Observational learning through modeling significantly impacts infant helping behavior.
  • Prosocial development in early infancy is facilitated by social learning mechanisms.
  • Modeling plays a critical role in the acquisition of prosocial skills.