Answer some questions about Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood!

For 3-8 year-olds

In this study, your child will be asked some questions about the characters in the TV show, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. In particular, they will be asked about how some of the characters are related, how much they know about each other, and how they might learn things about each other.

How do children think about their social network? This is a surprisingly hard question to study because children's real-life social networks (such as their classrooms) are ever-changing and hard to measure accurately. Here we ask how children think about the fictional, yet rich social social network in the children's show Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. This show depicts a host of complex relationships and social groups, including family, peers, community members, neighbors, and more! We are curious if children who watch the show pick up on these relationships, as well as whether they can use their knowledge of these relationships to reason about the characters in the show. For instance, do children think that unrelated characters might learn things about each others through a mutual friend?

15 minutes

To thank you for your participation, you will receive a $5 Amazon.com gift card within 2 weeks of your participation. To be eligible for the gift card, your child must be in the age range for the study, you need to provide a valid consent statement, we need to see that there is a child with you during in the video, and this needs to be the first time that your child is participating in this study. We will also ask you to provide your email at the end of the study so that we can send you the gift card. Emails are kept strictly confidential and are used for compensation only.