Exposure to diverse communities may boost infants' social learning, according to a new study.
Hearing different languages in the park or supermarket could help children be open-minded and willing to learn from people who are different from them, researchers found.
"Research has shown that children, like adults, are often biased against interacting with and learning from people who are different from them," said Amanda Woodward, a University of Chicago psychology professor, said in a university news release.
Early exposure to diversity could prevent children from developing these biases, the study's authors said.
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