Study: Kids take more social cues from human characters, not animals

A University of Toronto study says kids don't view anthropomorphic animal characters as similar to themselves, so they are less likely to take social lessons from them.

By Jeremy Dickson

August 21, 2017

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Study: Kids take more social cues from human characters, not animals

A University of Toronto study says kids don't view anthropomorphic animal characters as similar to themselves, so they are less likely to take social lessons from them.

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