Let's watch Elmo and Grover play with new friends

For 4- to 5-year-olds

In this study, you and your child will watch a few short videos of Elmo and Grover learning about toys, reading stories, and talking with adults. Your child will be asked to choose the person they would like to play with more. At the very end, they will be asked why they made the choice they did and a check question.

We are interested in the extent to which young children track and value adults' attention. Specifically, we are especially interested in contexts where the child themselves is not the focus of the attention; rather, they are watching the adult interact with someone else.

15 minutes

You can only participate in this study once for compensation. After you finish the study, we will email you a $5 Amazon.com gift card within approximately five days. To be eligible for the gift card, (1) your child must be in the age range for this study, (2) your child speaks English, (3) you need to submit a valid consent statement, (4) we need to see that there is a child with you during the experiment, (5) one child can only participate in the study once for compensation, and (6) a child who has participated in the previous version of this study is not eligible for participating this study.