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Originally Posted by KillerGremlin
No...I'm just kidding. You want to read Jean Piaget.
Judgements are based on abstract thought. Until a child can understand the world and form abstract thoughts - the Concrete stage - they rely largely on reflexes and motor skills, and then eventually symbols. A baby may feel "cold" or "hot" or "pain" or "no pain," but they can abstractly conceptualize these things.
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I never said they're capible of making a complex judgement. It's not like they'd have time to weigh out all their options and decide.. their life to that point is all they know.