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Young children are terrible at hiding – psychologists have a new theory why

  • Written by Henrike Moll, Assistant Professor in Developmental Psychology, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageI can't see you, you can't see me.Child image via www.shutterstock.com.

Young children across the globe enjoy playing games of hide and seek. There’s something highly exciting for children about escaping someone else’s glance and making oneself “invisible.”

However, developmental psychologists and parents alike continue to...

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