"Infant R appeared to cry deliberately to get her mother's attention," said Nakayama, "[then] she showed [a] smile immediately after her mother came closer." Tricky. That's not to say fake crying ...

Infant R appeared to cry deliberately to get her mother’s attention,” wrote study author Hiroko Nakayama, “[then] she showed smile immediately after her mother came closer. Baby R fake cries ...

Yet, confirming what many parents already suspect, scientists have found that infants also fake cry simply to get extra ... who added that ‘she showed smile immediately after her mother came ...