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Do babies and infants get trolling?
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What do you mean by "trolling"? It's not like that's a word that has a consistently agreed-upon definition.
I mean kind of like they act out knowing it gets a reaction and they have some enjoyment in seeing that process play out
Depending on the age, they do it on purpose. Sometimes it's because they are just figuring out social situations -- doing X to person Y results in action Z.
You can find videos of babies pretending to be stuck and crying to get attention. When "unstuck" and not given attention, they stop crying, get themselves fake-stuck again and start crying again. They want the attention and coddling that they got the last time they were legitimately stuck.
I'm sure some babies know they're faking it.