Tag: developmental psychology

Study looks at how babies integrate new events into their knowledge

From the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences press release: Miriam Langeloh from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Moritz Köster from the… Read more »

Study identifies distinct types of teen popularity

From the Florida Atlantic University press release: Adolescents place a lot of emphasis on popularity and they are keenly aware of the difference between being liked and being popular. If… Read more »

Study suggests children recognize reciprocity as a norm

From the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München press release: Five-year-olds enforce reciprocal behavior in social interactions. A study shows that children come to recognize reciprocity as a norm between the ages of 3… Read more »

Study suggests that children prioritize retribution over gratitude

From the Boston University press release: Peter Blake, a Boston University associate professor of psychological and brain sciences and director of BU’s Social Development and Learning Lab, set out to… Read more »

Study suggests sound-shape associations depend on early visual experiences

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Data from individuals with different types of severe visual impairment suggest that the associations we make between sounds and shapes — a… Read more »

Study suggests babbling babies’ behavior changes parents’ speech

From the Cornell University press release: New research shows baby babbling changes the way parents speak to their infants, suggesting that infants are shaping their own learning environments. Researchers from… Read more »

Study links reading with toddlers to reduced harsh parenting, improved child behavior

From the Rutgers University press release: People who regularly read with their toddlers are less likely to engage in harsh parenting and the children are less likely to be hyperactive… Read more »

Study suggests that young children who are exposed to large amounts of adult speech tend to have better cognitive skills

From the University of York press release: Researchers have found that young children who are exposed to large amounts of adult speech tend to have better cognitive skills. The major… Read more »

Study suggests structured play can help toddlers self-regulate

From the University of Otago press release: Through simple games and day-to-day tasks, parents can help their children learn self-regulation, a skill considered essential for success, a University of Otago,… Read more »

Study suggests infants’ advances in speech processing play role in language-cognition link

From the Northwestern University press release: A new Northwestern University study provides the first evidence that infants’ increasingly precise perceptual tuning to the sounds of their native language sets constraints… Read more »