You could say kids are like sponges. Their curiosity naturally leads to absorbing how to navigate through the world.

But a team of researchers at UC Irvine and Texas A-&-M University found that while preschoolers are developing foundational skills, they are also normalizing the social inequality unfolding in front of their eyes, by knowing the difference in responsibilities between parents at such a young age. 

For more, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke with Nadia Chernyak, Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science at UC Irvine and co-author of the study.