Wah, crawling is hard

Wired Science - Wired Blogs:

"The researchers say that fake crying, used to get attention though nothing is wrong, is a first step on the slippery slope to deception. The dishonesty, said lead investigator Vasudevi Reddy, can be detected when babies pause to see if they've been heard -- showing that they're 'clearly able to distinguish that what they are doing will have an effect.'"

Aiga taught us about this during our first week in Karaganda. As she crawled laboriously across the floor she made the most pitiful little cries. Yet, when we told one of the other adoptive parents that Aiga was the one, her response was, "Oh, you mean the busy little one who crawls so fast?"