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Absolutely incredible. Emotional state is even more powerful than logic. The baby knows the mother is right there and could still sense something was wrong.
by alttab 17y ago
Absolutely incredible. Emotional state is even more powerful than logic. The baby knows the mother is right there and could still sense something was wrong.
- jacquesm 17y agoLittle children, babies included are pretty clever. Eye contact right after being born, tracking people, recognizing faces of close family at a few days to a few weeks. I never get enough of observing these little minds at work and how they take in the world around them, fascinating.
- david927 17y agoHow is yours?! When was it born?
- aasarava 17y agoJust a helpful tip to those without kids: Most parents prefer that you don't refer to their children as "it", even if you don't know the gender. Remember, you wouldn't refer to someone's partner or cofounder as "it". ;)
- huherto 17y agoHow are you supposed to do it since you don't know the gender? Honest question. I am not a native speaker.
- derobert 17y agoSafest (as in least likely to offend) ways would be to use "he/she" or rephrase w/o the gendered pronoun as in "when was your child born?". Traditionally, male-gendered is used for unknown sex, though some object to that.
- TotlolRon 17y agoWhich leads to the question - had this been repeated daily - can training make logic overcome the emotion at such a young age? Can the same situation be turned in to a "game"?
- ardit33 17y agoyes, and you may end up with a psychopath child http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy Or somebody with full blown npd (narcissistic): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disord... Pick your poison. That experiment was actually painful to watch.
- sailormoon 17y agoI agree, I found it very uncomfortable. And only 2 minutes!
- tjogin 17y agoYeah, it was horrible. Imagine what it would do to a child to be brought up in an environment that cold and unresponsive. :-(
- corruption 17y agoThere are some horrific examples of just this in the dark past of psychotherapy if you care to take a look. Once was enough for me!
- heed 17y agoYou may end up with one anyway, no?
- jey 17y agoUnlikely. Emotions are hardwired into you, and at least all other mammals. It'd be like hoping to train yourself to not need to eat -- your biology doesn't allow it.