It seems we are! Fascinating story in last Sunday's US 60 Minutes News program. Studies at the "baby lab" show that we are born with many social traits. And that as we live and grow, we learn to repress them. This even includes a sense of liking people who are more like us than not!
The program is not yet online. But two fragments are. Here is a snippet from the program itself:
And the behind the scenes/extras not shown in the program but in the same theme: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504803_162-57551552-10391709/is-your-child-fair-when-no-one-is-watching/
It is one of the most fascinating studies of human behavior I have seen. Super worthwhile to watch the original.
The program is not yet online. But two fragments are. Here is a snippet from the program itself:
And the behind the scenes/extras not shown in the program but in the same theme: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504803_162-57551552-10391709/is-your-child-fair-when-no-one-is-watching/
It is one of the most fascinating studies of human behavior I have seen. Super worthwhile to watch the original.