What kind of experience did they have?

This study is for 2- to 36-month-old infants. Participants must be in the United States.

This study will take place on a video call with a live researcher! Clicking on the “Participate Now!” button will send you to an online calendar where you can select a date and time that works best for you. Your child will watch an animated video, and the amount of time they spend looking at a particular stimulus, vocal (e.g., laughing) and physical (e.g., reaching) behaviors will be recorded.

We are interested in learning more about how infants evaluate other people’s experiences. People have experiences that are positive and negative and social (e.g., making or losing a friend) or physical (e.g., getting a hug or falling down). Our study wants to better understand at what age infants evaluate others’ physical and social experiences as positive or negative. We hope this will help us better understand how empathy develops!

15 minutes

As a token of appreciation, you will receive a $5 Amazon.com e-gift card within 2 weeks. You are eligible for this payment if your child meets all the eligibility criteria, is present in the consent video at the start of the study and has not participated in the study before.