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Babies can learn the value of persistence by watching grownups stick with a challenge

  • Written by Julia Leonard, Ph.D. Student in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
imageWhen you quit in frustration, little eyes are watching and learning.Victor Maschek/Shutterstock.com

You’re at home trying to make fresh tomato sauce, but can’t seem to get the tomatoes out of their plastic container from the grocery store. The bottom latch is not opening, so you pull harder. Although you’ve never seen this type of...

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