Which One is it?
This game is for... For children ages 3-5 years who speak English at home!
Location: Online
Duration: ~30 minutes
Description:
As adults when we hear a sentence like “can you give me that apple?”, we do not only understand that we should give an apple, but also that the requester has a particular apple in mind. On the other hand, when we use a sentence like “can you give me an apple?”, it feels like any apple would do. Are children sensitive to this difference?
We have created an online game where children can help cartoon characters by giving them the objects the characters ask for. In some cases the characters have a particular object in mind (for instance when they are asking for “that apple”), and sometimes any object would do (when they are asking “an apple”).
Learn More/ Sign Up: https://calendly.com/blt-lab/triota
Reach Tracking Studies
This game is for... children 4-8 years of age, speaks and understands English
Location: In-Person at Our Lab
Duration: ~1 hour
Description: These series of studies look at children’s cognition of fairness, social cues, risk taking, and abilities to determine other minds. Your child will play games on a large screen where they will reach to the screen. They will have to decide how to accrue or share resources and how to adapt to social signals. During some studies, your child’s decisions determine how many stickers they will receive, and at the end, your child will get some toys as a prize.
Learn More/ Sign Up: https://calendly.com/candmlab/appointment
Animal Study
This game is for... children ages 3, 4, and 5 years who can speak and understand English
Location: In-Person at Our Lab
Duration: ~30 minutes
Description: This study looks at how young children learn about categories of animals. Your child will play a sorting game with a set of animal cards. At the end, your child will get a small toy as a ‘thank you’ for playing our game.
Learn More/ Sign Up: https://calendly.com/cocodev-lab/animals
Backwards Blocking
This game is for... children 5-6 years of age, speaks and understands English
Location: Online or In-Person at Our Lab
Duration: ~10 minutes
Description: This study looks at children’s understanding of causality. Your child will watch a video on a screen and answer questions as to what toys might or might not have caused a machine to turn on. At the end, your child will get some toys as a prize for participating.
Learn More/ Sign Up: https://calendly.com/candmlab/appointment
Shifting Gears
This game is for... children 5-7 years of age, speaks and understands English
Location: In-Person at Our Lab
Duration: 15-20 minutes
Description: For this visit, your child will take part in a decision-making study in which they will construct a gear toy with a researcher. Children’s choices throughout this game can tell us more about how they problem-solve in their everyday lives. This game takes approximately 15-20 minutes.
Learn More/ Sign Up: https://calendly.com/candm-lab/research-games
Fruit Ratings Study
This game is for... For children ages 5 and 7 years who and understand English
Location: In-Person at Our Lab
Duration: ~20 minutes
Description: This study is looking at how 5- and 7-year-old children learn about categories. This study involves playing a game on a tablet device (iPad). Your child will hear a story about a robot who is learning to draw different kinds of fruits. They will see drawings of fruits on the screen and be asked to rate how accurate the drawings are.
After the study, your child will receive a prize for participating in the form of a small toy.
Learn More/ Sign Up: https://calendly.com/cocodev-lab/fruit