Thinking About New People

3- to 7-year-old children and their caregivers who are participating in Project GARDEN and are able to understand and answer questions in English. If you’re already in Project GARDEN and you want to see which study your child can do next, visit https://childrenhelpingscience.com/garden, click "Start Now", and select your child's name under "Find studies for..."

In this study, children will watch interactive videos of various kids of different races and genders and asked questions about them. For example, your child will be asked who they would rather play with and how much they like certain kids.

The purpose of this study is to learn more about how children develop racial and gender biases. We know from previous research that children develop biases about individuals based on their membership in certain social categories like race and gender. We are interested in exploring how these biases develop from an early age. In order to do so, we ask children questions about kids of different races and genders, and belonging to different novel groups. Please note that we will analyze how these biases develop across large groups of participants rather than your child's individualized response.

8 minutes

You will receive a $5 Amazon.com gift card (usable on the U.S. website only) as soon as possible after participating in the study (within 7 business days). There must only be one child taking this study. The child must be between 3 and 6 years old and visible on the video while completing the tasks.