Who thinks that?

Who thinks that?

Early Childhood Cognition Lab (Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT))

Who Can Participate

For English-speaking children 8 and 9 years of age

What Happens

You and your child will see and hear four short stories about children. After each story, your child will be asked a question about what the character in the story is thinking.

What We're Studying

We're interested in how children reason about social interactions. At the end of the study, we will discuss the hypotheses and predictions in detail. Please do not talk to your child about what the study is about until the end of the study.

Duration

15 minutes

Compensation

After you finish the study, we will email you a $5 Amazon.com gift card within ten days. 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. If you or your child do not wish to complete the entire study or for some reason we are unable to use your child's data, we will still send you and your child a gift card. Each child is eligible to participate to receive a gift card only once.

This study is conducted by Laura Schulz (contact: kmparece@mit.edu).

Would you like to participate in this study?