Category: Publications

Gelpi, R., Otsubo, K., Whalen, A., & Buchsbaum, D. (2024, September 11). (Preprint). Investigating sensitivity to shared information and personal experience in children’s use of majority information. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/7ms3p

Continue Reading Gelpi, R., Otsubo, K., Whalen, A., & Buchsbaum, D. (2024, September 11). (Preprint). Investigating sensitivity to shared information and personal experience in children’s use of majority information. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/7ms3p

Ross, M., Malle, B. F. & Buchsbaum, D. What makes Lassie smart? Human Perceptions of Canine Intelligence (2024). In L. K. Samuelson, S. Frank, M. Toneva, A. Mackey & E. Hazeltine (Eds). Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3d9549vn

Continue Reading Ross, M., Malle, B. F. & Buchsbaum, D. What makes Lassie smart? Human Perceptions of Canine Intelligence (2024). In L. K. Samuelson, S. Frank, M. Toneva, A. Mackey & E. Hazeltine (Eds). Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3d9549vn

Zhou, C., Gelpi, R., Lucas C. G. & Buchsbaum, D. Can Children Learn Functional Relations Through Active Information Sampling? (2024). In L. K. Samuelson, S. Frank, M. Toneva, A. Mackey & E. Hazeltine (Eds). Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9nj772h9

Continue Reading Zhou, C., Gelpi, R., Lucas C. G. & Buchsbaum, D. Can Children Learn Functional Relations Through Active Information Sampling? (2024). In L. K. Samuelson, S. Frank, M. Toneva, A. Mackey & E. Hazeltine (Eds). Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9nj772h9

León Villagrá, P., Mathiaparanam, O., Rosengren, K. & Buchsbaum, D. How Red Is a Ladybeetle? Examining People’s Notions of Biological Variability (2024). In L. K. Samuelson, S. Frank, M. Toneva, A. Mackey & E. Hazeltine (Eds). Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/66t4x0fb

Continue Reading León Villagrá, P., Mathiaparanam, O., Rosengren, K. & Buchsbaum, D. How Red Is a Ladybeetle? Examining People’s Notions of Biological Variability (2024). In L. K. Samuelson, S. Frank, M. Toneva, A. Mackey & E. Hazeltine (Eds). Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/66t4x0fb

Pelgrim, M. H., He, X., Lee, K., Pabari, F, Tellex, S., Nguyen, T., & Buchsbaum, D. Find It Like a Dog: Using Gesture to Improve Robot Object Search. (2024). In L. K. Samuelson, S. Frank, M. Toneva, A. Mackey & E. Hazeltine (Eds). Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0nk6w9fd.

Continue Reading Pelgrim, M. H., He, X., Lee, K., Pabari, F, Tellex, S., Nguyen, T., & Buchsbaum, D. Find It Like a Dog: Using Gesture to Improve Robot Object Search. (2024). In L. K. Samuelson, S. Frank, M. Toneva, A. Mackey & E. Hazeltine (Eds). Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0nk6w9fd.

Gelpi, R., & Buchsbaum, D. Children as Cultural Explorers: How Imitation, Pedagogy, and Selective Trust Prepare Children for Learning in the Cultural Niche. (2024). In J. J. Tehrani, J. Kendal, & R. Kendal (Eds). The Oxford Handbook of Cultural Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198869252.013.19

Continue Reading Gelpi, R., & Buchsbaum, D. Children as Cultural Explorers: How Imitation, Pedagogy, and Selective Trust Prepare Children for Learning in the Cultural Niche. (2024). In J. J. Tehrani, J. Kendal, & R. Kendal (Eds). The Oxford Handbook of Cultural Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198869252.013.19

Felsche, E., Völter, C. J., Herrmann, E., Seed, A. M., & Buchsbaum, D. (2024). How can I find what I want? CAN children, chimpanzees and capuchin monkeys form abstract representations to guide their behavior in a sampling task? Cognition, 245, 105721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2024.105721

Continue Reading Felsche, E., Völter, C. J., Herrmann, E., Seed, A. M., & Buchsbaum, D. (2024). How can I find what I want? CAN children, chimpanzees and capuchin monkeys form abstract representations to guide their behavior in a sampling task? Cognition, 245, 105721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2024.105721

Pelgrim, M. H, Espinosa, J., & Buchsbaum, D. (2023). The Impact of Quality and Familiarity on Dogs’ Food Preferences. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 45. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9v26x7rt

Continue Reading Pelgrim, M. H, Espinosa, J., & Buchsbaum, D. (2023). The Impact of Quality and Familiarity on Dogs’ Food Preferences. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 45. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9v26x7rt

Pelgrim, M., Espinosa, J., & Buchsbaum, D. (2023). The Impact of Value and Familiarity on Dogs’ Food Preferences. In M. Goldwater, F. Anggoro, B. Hayes & D. Ong (Eds.), Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9v26x7rt

Continue Reading Pelgrim, M., Espinosa, J., & Buchsbaum, D. (2023). The Impact of Value and Familiarity on Dogs’ Food Preferences. In M. Goldwater, F. Anggoro, B. Hayes & D. Ong (Eds.), Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9v26x7rt

Leon Villagra, P., Ehrlich, I., Lucas, C., & Buchsbaum, D. (2023). Charting children’s fruit categories with Markov-Chain Monte Carlo with People. In M. Goldwater, F. Anggoro, B. Hayes & D. Ong (Eds.), Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3f76j5mm

Continue Reading Leon Villagra, P., Ehrlich, I., Lucas, C., & Buchsbaum, D. (2023). Charting children’s fruit categories with Markov-Chain Monte Carlo with People. In M. Goldwater, F. Anggoro, B. Hayes & D. Ong (Eds.), Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3f76j5mm

Gelpi, R., Zhou, C., Lucas, C. G., Buchsbaum, D. (2023). Characterizing Shifts in Strategy in Active Function Learning. In M. Goldwater, F. Anggoro, B. Hayes & D. Ong (Eds.), Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1w9518xf

Continue Reading Gelpi, R., Zhou, C., Lucas, C. G., Buchsbaum, D. (2023). Characterizing Shifts in Strategy in Active Function Learning. In M. Goldwater, F. Anggoro, B. Hayes & D. Ong (Eds.), Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1w9518xf

Gelpi, R., Whalen, A., Griffiths, T. L., Xu, F., & Buchsbaum, D. (2023, September 22). (Preprint). Can Children and Adults Balance Majority Size with Information Quality in Learning from Preferences?. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/pa3g4

Continue Reading Gelpi, R., Whalen, A., Griffiths, T. L., Xu, F., & Buchsbaum, D. (2023, September 22). (Preprint). Can Children and Adults Balance Majority Size with Information Quality in Learning from Preferences?. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/pa3g4

ManyDogs Project, Espinosa, J., Stevens, J.R., Alberghina, D., Alway, H.E.E., Barela, J.D., Bogese, M., Bray, E.E., Buchsbaum, D. Byosiere, S.-E., Byrne, M., Cavalli, C. M., Chaudoir, L. M., Collins-Pisano, C., DeBoer, H.J., Douglas L.E.L.C., Dror, S., Dzik, M.V., Ferguson, B., Fisher, L., Fitzpatrick, H.C., Freeman, M.S., Frinton, S.N., Glover, M.K., Gnanadesikan, G.E., Goacher, J.E.P., Golańska, M., Guran, C.-N.A., Hare, E., Hare, B. Hickey, M., Horschler, D.J., Huber, L., Jim, H.-L., Johnston, A.M., Kaminski, J. Kelly, D.M., Kuhlmeier, V.A., Lassiter, L., Lazarowski, L., Leighton-Birch, J., MacLean, E.L., Maliszewska, K., Marra, V., Montgomery, L.I., Murray, M.S., Nelson, E.K., Ostojić, L., Palermo, S.G., Parks Russell, A.E., Pelgrim, M.H., Pellowe, S.D., Reinholz, A., Rial, L.A., Richards, E.M., Ross, M.A., Rothkoff, L.G., Salomons, H., Sanger, J.K., Santos, L., Shirle, A.R., Shearer, S.J., Silver, Z.A., Silverman, J.M., Sommese, A., Srdoc, T., St. John-Mosse, H., Vega, A.C., Vékony, K., Völter, C.J., Walsh C.J., Worth, Y.A., Zipperling, L.M.I., Żołędziewska, B., & Zylberfuden, S.G. (in press). ManyDogs 1: A multi-lab replication study of dogs’ pointing comprehension. Animal Behavior & Cognition.

Continue Reading ManyDogs Project, Espinosa, J., Stevens, J.R., Alberghina, D., Alway, H.E.E., Barela, J.D., Bogese, M., Bray, E.E., Buchsbaum, D. Byosiere, S.-E., Byrne, M., Cavalli, C. M., Chaudoir, L. M., Collins-Pisano, C., DeBoer, H.J., Douglas L.E.L.C., Dror, S., Dzik, M.V., Ferguson, B., Fisher, L., Fitzpatrick, H.C., Freeman, M.S., Frinton, S.N., Glover, M.K., Gnanadesikan, G.E., Goacher, J.E.P., Golańska, M., Guran, C.-N.A., Hare, E., Hare, B. Hickey, M., Horschler, D.J., Huber, L., Jim, H.-L., Johnston, A.M., Kaminski, J. Kelly, D.M., Kuhlmeier, V.A., Lassiter, L., Lazarowski, L., Leighton-Birch, J., MacLean, E.L., Maliszewska, K., Marra, V., Montgomery, L.I., Murray, M.S., Nelson, E.K., Ostojić, L., Palermo, S.G., Parks Russell, A.E., Pelgrim, M.H., Pellowe, S.D., Reinholz, A., Rial, L.A., Richards, E.M., Ross, M.A., Rothkoff, L.G., Salomons, H., Sanger, J.K., Santos, L., Shirle, A.R., Shearer, S.J., Silver, Z.A., Silverman, J.M., Sommese, A., Srdoc, T., St. John-Mosse, H., Vega, A.C., Vékony, K., Völter, C.J., Walsh C.J., Worth, Y.A., Zipperling, L.M.I., Żołędziewska, B., & Zylberfuden, S.G. (in press). ManyDogs 1: A multi-lab replication study of dogs’ pointing comprehension. Animal Behavior & Cognition.

Felsche, E., Stevens, P., Völter, C. J., Buchsbaum, D., & Seed, A. M. (2023). Evidence for abstract representations in children but not capuchin monkeys. Cognitive Psychology, 140, 101530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogpsych.2022.101530

Continue Reading Felsche, E., Stevens, P., Völter, C. J., Buchsbaum, D., & Seed, A. M. (2023). Evidence for abstract representations in children but not capuchin monkeys. Cognitive Psychology, 140, 101530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogpsych.2022.101530

Wente A, Gopnik A, Fernández Flecha M, Garcia T, Buchsbaum D. (2022) Causal learning, counterfactual reasoning and pretend play: a cross-cultural comparison of Peruvian, mixed- and low-socioeconomic status U.S. children. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.

Continue Reading Wente A, Gopnik A, Fernández Flecha M, Garcia T, Buchsbaum D. (2022) Causal learning, counterfactual reasoning and pretend play: a cross-cultural comparison of Peruvian, mixed- and low-socioeconomic status U.S. children. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.

ManyDogs Project, Alberghina, D., Bray, E., Buchsbaum, D., Byosiere, S.-E., Espinosa, J., Gnanadesikan, G., Guran, C.-N.A., Hare, E., Horschler, D., Huber, L., Kuhlmeier, V.A., MacLean, E., Pelgrim, M.H., Perez, B., Ravid-Schurr, D., Rothkoff, L., Sexton, C., Silver, Z., & Stevens, J.R. (2023). ManyDogs Project: A big team science approach to investigating canine behavior and cognition. Comparative Cognition and Behavior Reviews, 18, 59-77. doi:10.3819/CCBR.2023.180004

Continue Reading ManyDogs Project, Alberghina, D., Bray, E., Buchsbaum, D., Byosiere, S.-E., Espinosa, J., Gnanadesikan, G., Guran, C.-N.A., Hare, E., Horschler, D., Huber, L., Kuhlmeier, V.A., MacLean, E., Pelgrim, M.H., Perez, B., Ravid-Schurr, D., Rothkoff, L., Sexton, C., Silver, Z., & Stevens, J.R. (2023). ManyDogs Project: A big team science approach to investigating canine behavior and cognition. Comparative Cognition and Behavior Reviews, 18, 59-77. doi:10.3819/CCBR.2023.180004

Gualtieri, S., Buchsbaum, D., & Denison, S. (2020). Exploring information use in children’s decision-making: Base-rate neglect and trust in testimony. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 149(8), 1527–1536. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000726

Continue Reading Gualtieri, S., Buchsbaum, D., & Denison, S. (2020). Exploring information use in children’s decision-making: Base-rate neglect and trust in testimony. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 149(8), 1527–1536. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000726

Yuk, V., Urbain, C., Pang, E. W., Anagnostou, E., Buchsbaum, D., & Taylor, M. J. (2018). Do you know what I’m thinking? Temporal and spatial brain activity during a theory of mind task in children with autism. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 34, 139-147. doi:10.1016/j.dcn.2018.08.001

Continue Reading Yuk, V., Urbain, C., Pang, E. W., Anagnostou, E., Buchsbaum, D., & Taylor, M. J. (2018). Do you know what I’m thinking? Temporal and spatial brain activity during a theory of mind task in children with autism. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 34, 139-147. doi:10.1016/j.dcn.2018.08.001

Tecwyn, E. C., & Buchsbaum, D. (2018). What factors really influence domestic dogs’ (Canis familiaris) search for an item dropped down a diagonal tube? The tubes task revisited. Journal of Comparative Psychology. doi:10.1037/com0000145. ***Recipient of the Frank Beach Award for the Best Paper in the Journal of Comparative Psychology in 2019.

Continue Reading Tecwyn, E. C., & Buchsbaum, D. (2018). What factors really influence domestic dogs’ (Canis familiaris) search for an item dropped down a diagonal tube? The tubes task revisited. Journal of Comparative Psychology. doi:10.1037/com0000145. ***Recipient of the Frank Beach Award for the Best Paper in the Journal of Comparative Psychology in 2019.

Otsubo, K., Whalen, A., & Buchsbaum, D. (2017). Investigating Sensitivity to Shared Information and Personal Experience in Children’s Use of Majority Information. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society.

Continue Reading Otsubo, K., Whalen, A., & Buchsbaum, D. (2017). Investigating Sensitivity to Shared Information and Personal Experience in Children’s Use of Majority Information. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society.

Burdett, E. R. R., Lucas, AJ., Buchsbaum, D., McGuigan, N., Wood, LA., et al. (2016). Do Children Copy an Expert or a Majority? Examining Selective Learning in Instrumental and Normative Contexts. PLoS ONE 11(10): e0164698.

Continue Reading Burdett, E. R. R., Lucas, AJ., Buchsbaum, D., McGuigan, N., Wood, LA., et al. (2016). Do Children Copy an Expert or a Majority? Examining Selective Learning in Instrumental and Normative Contexts. PLoS ONE 11(10): e0164698.

Gopnik, A., Seiver, E., & Buchsbaum, D. (2013). How causal learning helps us to understand other people, and how other people help us to learn about causes: Probabilistic models and the development of social cognition. (M. R. Banaji, S. A. Gelman, Ed.). Navigating the social world: What infants, children, and other species can teach us: Oxford University Press

Continue Reading Gopnik, A., Seiver, E., & Buchsbaum, D. (2013). How causal learning helps us to understand other people, and how other people help us to learn about causes: Probabilistic models and the development of social cognition. (M. R. Banaji, S. A. Gelman, Ed.). Navigating the social world: What infants, children, and other species can teach us: Oxford University Press

Whalen, A., Buchsbaum, A., T. L. Griffiths. (2013). How do you know that? Sensitivity to statistical dependency in social learning. In Proceedings of the 35th annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Berlin, Germany: Cognitive Science Society (Vol. 35, No. 35).

Continue Reading Whalen, A., Buchsbaum, A., T. L. Griffiths. (2013). How do you know that? Sensitivity to statistical dependency in social learning. In Proceedings of the 35th annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Berlin, Germany: Cognitive Science Society (Vol. 35, No. 35).

Hu, J. C., Buchsbaum, D., Griffiths, T. L., & Xu, F. (2013). When does the majority rule? preschoolers trust in majority informants varies by domain. In Proceedings of the 35th annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Berlin, Germany: Cognitive Science Society (Vol. 35, No. 35).

Continue Reading Hu, J. C., Buchsbaum, D., Griffiths, T. L., & Xu, F. (2013). When does the majority rule? preschoolers trust in majority informants varies by domain. In Proceedings of the 35th annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Berlin, Germany: Cognitive Science Society (Vol. 35, No. 35).

Buchsbaum, D., Bridgers, S., Whalen A., Seiver E., Griffiths, T. L., & Gopnik, A. (2012). Do I know that you know what you know? Modeling testimony in causal inference. In Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (Vol. 34, No. 34).

Continue Reading Buchsbaum, D., Bridgers, S., Whalen A., Seiver E., Griffiths, T. L., & Gopnik, A. (2012). Do I know that you know what you know? Modeling testimony in causal inference. In Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (Vol. 34, No. 34).

Buchsbaum, D., Seiver, E., Bridgers, S., & Gopnik, A. (2012). Learning about Causes from People and about People as Causes: Probabilistic Models and Social Causal Reasoning (Xu, Fei, Tamar Kushnir, Ed.). Rational Constructivism, Waltham, MA: Academic Press

Continue Reading Buchsbaum, D., Seiver, E., Bridgers, S., & Gopnik, A. (2012). Learning about Causes from People and about People as Causes: Probabilistic Models and Social Causal Reasoning (Xu, Fei, Tamar Kushnir, Ed.). Rational Constructivism, Waltham, MA: Academic Press

Buchsbaum, D., Bridgers, S., Weisberg, D. S., & Gopnik, A. (2012). The power of possibility: Causal learning, counterfactual reasoning, and pretend play. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 367, 2202-2212.

Continue Reading Buchsbaum, D., Bridgers, S., Weisberg, D. S., & Gopnik, A. (2012). The power of possibility: Causal learning, counterfactual reasoning, and pretend play. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 367, 2202-2212.

Buchsbaum, D., Canini, K. R., & Griffiths, T. L. (2011). Segmenting and Recognizing Human Action using Low-level Video Features. In Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (Vol. 33, No. 33).

Continue Reading Buchsbaum, D., Canini, K. R., & Griffiths, T. L. (2011). Segmenting and Recognizing Human Action using Low-level Video Features. In Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (Vol. 33, No. 33).

Buchsbaum, D., Gopnik, A., & Griffiths, T. L. (2010). Children’s Imitation of Action Sequences is Influenced by Statistical Evidence and Inferred Causal Structure. In Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (Vol. 32, No. 32).

Continue Reading Buchsbaum, D., Gopnik, A., & Griffiths, T. L. (2010). Children’s Imitation of Action Sequences is Influenced by Statistical Evidence and Inferred Causal Structure. In Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (Vol. 32, No. 32).

Buchsbaum, D., Griffiths, T. L., Gopnik, A., & Baldwin, D. (2009). Learning from actions and their consequences: Inferring causal variables from continuous sequences of human action. In Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (Vol. 103, p. 134). Cognitive Science Society Austin, TX.

Continue Reading Buchsbaum, D., Griffiths, T. L., Gopnik, A., & Baldwin, D. (2009). Learning from actions and their consequences: Inferring causal variables from continuous sequences of human action. In Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (Vol. 103, p. 134). Cognitive Science Society Austin, TX.