Working with these glorious minds each day, we didn't need an article to tell us this, but...
The authors say this is the first scientific "evidence that young children can use intuitive statistical abilities to infer a psychological cause—a preference." Anyone who has ever had to mind children sharing toys in a sandbox may argue they have seen similar behavior, but this is the first time we have clear data that kids pay attention to proportions when they think about preference. Even preschoolers, in other words, can see that some people might need more help getting what they want when less is available to them.
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