It'snotjustadultswhohaveathingortwotodiscusswithotherpeoplebabiestoohavetheirownsociallivesandenjoygroupinteractionaccordingtoaworld-firststudy.ThebreakthroughstudyconductedbypsychologistProfessorBenBr

　　It'snotjustadultswhohaveathingortwotodiscusswithotherpeoplebabiestoohavetheirownsociallivesandenjoygroupinteractionaccordingtoaworld-firststudy.

　　ThebreakthroughstudyconductedbypsychologistProfessorBenBradleyatCharlesSturtUniversitycouldcompletelytransformthewaychild-carecentersaresetup.Intheirstudytheresearchersexaminedgroupsofnine-month-oldbabiesinnewSouthWalesandBritain.

　　Andtheycameacrossastonishingresults—itwasfoundthatinfantshad“socialbrains”andfocusednotjustontheirmothersbutonsocial1ifeingroupsaswell

　　“Theycommunicatewithmorethanonebabyatonce，andshowjealousyandgenerousness，”saidProfessorBradley．

　　Headded，“Theydeveloptheirownmeaningsthroughgroupinteraction，theynoticeifagroupmemberisbehavingdifferentlyandtheytakeonroles，suchasleadersandfollowers．”

　　“Ababywhohasadepressedmothertendstobewithdrawn(内向的)，butputthatsamebabyinagroupofitspeers(同龄人)andtheybehaveandinteractlikeanyotherbaby．”

　　Itwasthefirstall-babygroupstudyevertobeconducted．“Moststudiesofbabiesconcentrateontheinfant-motherrelationship，assumingthatisthesinglefoundationformentalhealth．butbabiesareconstantlyinvolvedwithgroupsofpeopleotherthantheirmothers：fathers，siblings，grandparentsandthosetakingcare．Therefore。the‘mother-babyapproach’needstobecombinedwitha‘groupapproach’．”saidBradley．

　　PhoebeChristison，achild-careworkeratCamperdownSunshineBubsinSydney’sinnerwest．saidsheoftennoticedwhatappeared．tobeemotionalattachmentsdevelopedbetweentoddlers．

　　Shesaid，“Joel(10months)andIsabella(11months)alwaysliketoholdhandswhentheysitintheirhighchairsandeat．Andbabiesdefinitelyshowjealousy．Theypushandtoucheachother，andcopywhattheotherisdoing．”

　　小题1:Ababywhohasadepressedmother____ ．A．tendstobeafollowerB．alsoenjoysgroupinteractionC．haspoorsocialabilityD．paysmoreattentiontoitsmother小题2:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheresultofthisstudy?A．Babiesareaff