Learning About a Town's Special Days

Participants must be 5 to 10 years old, be able to speak English, and be visible in the video frame. Each child may only participate once.

In this study children will watch a few short animations that contain four stories about characters who live in a make-believe town. First children will learn about the town and the two different groups of characters that live in that town. In each story, they will hear about a special day in the town. Children will answer questions about the characters that live there by clicking on some parts of the image and by speaking some answers out loud.

How do children learn about other people from the short statements they hear about them? While children learn about real-life groups from the statements others use to describe them (e.g. "boys like sports"), in this study we're interested in how children learn about groups they have never heard of. Specifically, when children hear a short statement about special days in a town, do they use that statement to learn more about these made-up groups?

10 minutes

12 participants will be chosen from a raffle to receive a $25 Amazon.com gift card. We expect you will hear from us within approximately 90 days via email.