Did Owl give his friend half?

4- and 5-year-olds that are fluent in English (monolingual English speakers OR multilingual with 50% or more English exposure between home and school)

This study will take place on a video call, live with a researcher! Clicking on the “Schedule a time to participate” button will send you to an online calendar where you can select a date and time that works for you. In the study, your child will watch short animations of Owl sharing things like cookies with his friends. After each animation, we'll ask them a question about the amount that was given, such as "Did Owl give his friend half of the cookies?"

The purpose of this study is to explore children's understanding of expressions for quantities like "half". For example, if someone shares two out of three cookies with his friend, is he right if he says "I gave her half of the cookies"? We compare children's judgements of sentences like this with sentences containing the words "all" or "two" in various situations. Ultimately, we are interested to find out what children think "half" means, and how it relates to their understanding of other quantity expressions.

20 minutes

You will receive a code for a $5 Amazon.com gift card within 1 week of the scheduled Zoom call. Please note that you must fill out an online consent form at the beginning of the Zoom call. Your child must meet the eligibility criteria and should be visible during the study to be eligible for compensation. Each child can only participate in this study once.