Abandonné par sa mère et rejeté par son groupe, le bébé macaque a trouvé dans ce jouet un compagnon rassurant. STR/Jiji Press/AFP

Un singe star du Net, sa peluche et une expérience vieille de 70 ans : ce que Punch nous dit de la théorie de l’attachement

Pourquoi un bébé singe préfère-t-il une peluche à une source de nourriture ? L’histoire virale de Punch, le bébé macaque du zoo d’Ichikawa, au Japon, ravive un débat ancien sur la place du réconfort dans le développement.
Depois de ser abandonado pela mãe e rejeitado pelo resto do bando, os tratadores do Zoológico da Cidade de Ichikawa, no Japão, deram a Punch um orangotango de pelúcia. Vídeos do macaco agarrado ao brinquedo viralizaram em todo o mundo. David Mareuil/Anadolu via Getty Images

O que a história do macaco Punch nos ensina sobre a teoria do apego

O apego de Punch ao seu bicho de pelúcia não é apenas o tema de um vídeo comovente. Ele remete à história de uma série muito famosa de experimentos psicológicos realizados na década de 1950.
Culturally biased psychology research and the advice based on it ends up in textbooks. But it’s not appropriate for everyone. from www.shutterstock.com

How parenting advice assumes you’re white and middle class

Most psychology research that forms the basis of parenting advice might not apply to you. So, how do you know whether to trust it?
Birdbrains or copycats: Aesop’s fable offers insight as to how children and birds think. 'Playingwithbrushes'

Fable or truth: are birds as brainy as children?

Humans are very good at innovating and it would seem reasonable to expect our children would be too. But a recent study questions these assumptions, suggesting young children’s ability to problem-solve…
Whether children imitate a bear or a pirate, their imagination could contribute to human advancement. Juhansonin

Imitation and imagination: child’s play is central to human success

We all know the scene: a child, wrapped in his or her own imaginary world, fights off aliens while flying through space on a rocket fashioned from an empty box. But could such flights of fancy be critical…

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