A new study published in Child Development reveals that most 7-year-olds can detect social biases nearly as well as adults. Children demonstrate a surprising cognitive ability to recognize when people treat members of different social groups differen
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By age 7, most children quickly spot individuals' social biases toward social groups, study finds

Elementary School (Age 7) Age group studied
Nearly Equivalent Detection ability vs. adults
Bias Recognition Capacity Primary finding
Child Development Publication journal
Child Development Journal publication
7 Years age threshold
Bias Recognition research focus
Nearly Equal To Adults detection ability