We are a group of developmental labs in the Cognitive, Linguistic & Psychological Sciences Department at Brown University who study how children learn and think about the world around us.

Below we have provided a brief description of each of the research studies we are currently recruiting children to participate in.

Click on the link in the study description if you would like to learn more or sign your child(ren) up for the study!

Studies for 6-Year-Olds

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

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