Empathy: 6 Month Milestone for Babies?

When do we start feeling empathetic toward victims? Research suggests that cognitive empathy develops so early that we might consider it a baby milestone. And Dan brings Judge Janey on to weigh in.

Sources:

Young infants are pro‐victims, but it depends on the context
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/bjop.12402

Rudimentary Sympathy in Preverbal Infants: Preference for Others in Distress
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0065292

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