A Case for Inherent Morality

[John 6IX Breezy]

I guess my issue is this: if we see a baby give something a long loving embrace, how can we determine what is in the baby's mind? 

Yes, you're right to question what's present in the baby's mind. However, it depends on how the researchers are operationally defining these terms. They may be connecting the dots between morality and prosocial behavior differently, or further up the ladder. And their reasons for doing so may, or may not, be justified. As an analogy, it might be something like observing a baby cooing and babbling. To the linguist, these sounds are the precursors to speech, and are meaningful in that regard. But you would also be right to question whether there is anything language-like in the baby's mind at that time—if they are consciously speaking in coos.

There's also bound to be differences between how psychologists and philosophers define morality, so I would look to see how everyone is defining these terms. (And keep in mind that CNN is probably butchering the terms even further lol.)