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My research program combines the theories and methods of social
psychology with those of cognitive development to investigate the
emergence and development of social cognition in young children. More
specifically, my work focuses on three areas: (1) prosocial behavior,
(2) social group attitudes, and (3) ownership/intellectual property.
Across these three distinct lines of work, my students and I investigate
questions about the processes central to our lives as human beings. We
study some of the most positive behaviors humans engage in—helping
others, collaborating on the development of ideas, and being
generous—while simultaneously investigating some of the more pervasive
negative behaviors observed in humans—racism, discrimination, and idea
theft. Across these three topics we try to understand whether common
motivations, such as reputation-seeking or a desire for affiliation and
comfort, underlie these diverse behaviors. A hallmark of our approach is
the adoption of a wide range of methods—those traditionally used in
cognitive development, social development, behavioral economics,
comparative cognition, and adult social cognition—in combination with
theoretical advances from these fields, to draw conclusions about how it
is that young, developing humans come to think about and interact with
the world around them.
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