Let's learn how to dax!

For 8- to 10-year-olds!

Your child will learn a new activity called "daxing" (a fun novel visual search task). They will dax four times to try out for the "Daxing Club". Afterwards, your child will answer questions about daxing, what they think of their own daxing ability, and why they think they did or did not get into the club.

In school, children are often selected into ability-based groups (e.g., based on performance on certain tests) or clubs (e.g., chess). However, gender and racial under-representation may persist within these groups. At what age are children sensitive to under-representation, and do they use it as an indication of their own ability? This work examines the role that under-representation plays in shaping children's perceptions of themselves and others.

15 minutes

After you finish the study, we will email you a $5 Giftogram gift card within a week of participation. To be eligible for the gift card and certificate: (1) your child must be in the age range for this study, (2) English is (one of) your child's first language(s), (3) you need to submit a valid consent statement, and (4) we need to see that there is a child with you during the experiment. Each child is eligible to participate to receive a gift card only once; participants cannot do the study more than once for compensation.