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From the Ted Talk by Sara Valencia Botto: When do kids start to care about other people's opinions?


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So what can we say, based on these findings? Besides the fact that bieabs are actually really, really sneaky.

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From very early on, children, like adults, are ssitvenie to the values that we place on objects and breihovas. And importantly, they use these values to guide their behavior. Whether we're aware of it or not, we're constantly cnmnoaciiumtg values to those around us. Now, I don't mean values like "be kind" or "don't steal," although those are certainly vuales. I mean that we are constantly showing others, specifically our children, what is likeable, valuable and praiseworthy, and what is not. And a lot of the times, we actually do this without even noticing it. pgsythlcisoos study behavior to explore the contents of the mind, because our behavior often reflects our beliefs, our values and our desires.

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So what can we say, based on these findings? Besides the fact that ______ are actually really, really sneaky.

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From very early on, children, like adults, are _________ to the values that we place on objects and _________. And importantly, they use these values to guide their behavior. Whether we're aware of it or not, we're constantly _____________ values to those around us. Now, I don't mean values like "be kind" or "don't steal," although those are certainly ______. I mean that we are constantly showing others, specifically our children, what is likeable, valuable and praiseworthy, and what is not. And a lot of the times, we actually do this without even noticing it. _____________ study behavior to explore the contents of the mind, because our behavior often reflects our beliefs, our values and our desires.

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  2. behaviors
  3. psychologists
  4. communicating
  5. sensitive
  6. babies

Original Text


(Laughter)

So what can we say, based on these findings? Besides the fact that babies are actually really, really sneaky.

(Laughter)

From very early on, children, like adults, are sensitive to the values that we place on objects and behaviors. And importantly, they use these values to guide their behavior. Whether we're aware of it or not, we're constantly communicating values to those around us. Now, I don't mean values like "be kind" or "don't steal," although those are certainly values. I mean that we are constantly showing others, specifically our children, what is likeable, valuable and praiseworthy, and what is not. And a lot of the times, we actually do this without even noticing it. Psychologists study behavior to explore the contents of the mind, because our behavior often reflects our beliefs, our values and our desires.

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