Can babies guess the next dance move?

For 9 - 15 month olds in the U.S.

Your baby will watch short videos of four groups of animated characters dancing. Each group will first have its members dance with each other and then dance towards a box. We're curious to see if babies can predict which box the fourth group will dance towards after seeing how the previous three groups danced.

Previous research has shown that babies can use a small amount of evidence about objects to make predictions about future events. We are interested if this type of reasoning can be applied to make future predictions about social groups. We will measure this by seeing if babies can predict the last group's actions when it's their turn to dance after seeing three other groups dance previously! This will help us better understand the development of children’s reasoning about social groups and their behaviors.

10 minutes

You will receive a $5 gift card to the Amazon US site for completing this study. To receive this payment, your baby will need to be within our specified age range, your baby will need to be visible throughout the video, and you will only be able to receive one gift card per baby. You will receive payment within 1-2 business days.