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When do kids start to care about other people's opinions?

848,313 views | Sara Valencia Botto • TEDxAtlanta

Drawing on her research into early childhood development, psychologist Sara Valencia Botto investigates when (and how) children begin to change their behaviors in the presence of others -- and explores what it means for the values we communicate in daily interactions. (Watch for cute footage of sneaky toddlers.)

Drawing on her research into early childhood development, psychologist Sara Valencia Botto investigates when (and how) children begin to change their behaviors in the presence of others -- and explores what it means for the values we communicate in daily interactions. (Watch for cute footage of sneaky toddlers.)

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Sara Valencia Botto investigates when and how humans develop a concern for reputation.

Sara Valencia Botto and Philippe Rochat | American Psychological Association, 2018 | Article

"Sensitivity to the Evaluation of Others Emerges by 24 Months"

For those interested in the specifics of the studies I mentioned in this talk, this is the empirical article that includes the methodology and results.

Philippe Rochat | Cambridge University Press, 2009 | Book

Others in Mind: Social Origins of Self-Consciousness

Written by developmental psychologist Dr. Philippe Rochat, this book highlights how our concern for others (their reactions, their thoughts) shapes our development. It completely changed how I perceived development and inspired my interest in the development of reputational concerns.

Robert M. Sapolsky | Penguin Book, reprint edition 2018 | Book

Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

For those interested in all of the different factors that affect our behavior, Sapolsky’s book does an excellent at describing how biology affects behavior.

Erving Goffman | Random House, 1959 | Book

The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life

In his seminal 1959 book, sociologist Erving Goffman describes the human tendency to use various strategies to manage one’s image. This book laid the foundation to investigate the human concern with impression management.

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