A 91̽»¨ study finds that 18-month-old toddlers conduct a form of cost-benefit analysis, making choices based on how much effort they want to expend, or on whether they like the people involved.


A 91̽»¨ study finds that 18-month-old toddlers conduct a form of cost-benefit analysis, making choices based on how much effort they want to expend, or on whether they like the people involved.

91̽»¨ researchers argue that further study of why infants persist, and to what end, may shed new light on how they learn and what the future yields.