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Young children would rather explore than get rewards

Sep 15, 2020 by

Given the choice, young children will pass up rewards they know they can collect in order to explore other options. The research, which was done on 4- to 5-year-old children, found that children continued to explore options besides high-value rewards to determine if other choices would create a better “value.”

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200812153637.htm