Research Areas
Social learning
To become competent agents within their environment, young individuals must learn vast amounts of knowledge and skills, much of which they acquire by watching others.
moreSocial cognition
In this research area, we investigate individuals’ ability to infer others’ mental states to guide their own behavior and to facilitate interaction.
moreCore cognition
In this research area, we investigate the core cognitive capacities that structure an individual’s common sense understanding of their environment.
moreQuantified Experience
One of the main questions in developmental psychology has been how children’s developmental environment shapes their cognition.
moreEducation Innovation
Learning about the origins and diversity of cultural cognition provides a unique focus for the design-based research of interdisciplinary educational innovation.
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