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Cultural differences determine when children learn to play fair!

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New research by SDLL primary investigator Dr. Peter Blake and his colleagues has just come out, exploring cultural differences in the emergence of fairness! All children eventually were rejecting offers that put them at a disadvantage as compared to a peer, but some children will even reject an offer that puts them at an advantage […]

SDLL Book Giveaway at the O’Neill Branch library in Cambridge

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May 18th, 2015- A great day for a book giveaway! The Social Development and Learning Lab and the O’Neill Branch Library in Cambridge, MA, gave 30 children’s books to kids in the neighborhood. Books were donated by other children who participated in an online study with the SDLL. A huge thank you to the O’Neill library and […]

What’s been happening at the Child Development Labs?

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Check out the Child Development Labs’ Winter/Spring 2014 newsletter!  This newsletter introduces each of our labs, our new Parent Outreach Project initiative, and some of our recent findings!   Click here to take a look at our newsletter and find out what your families have helped us discover!

BU Researchers Look At What Motivates Kids To Be Generous

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It’s a research lab and it’s full of toys. Six-year-old Sophie LeBlanc of Malden is the subject of today’s experiment. And she’s about to get a gift from another girl she has never met. The catch? The note on the gift says the other girl really didn’t want to give Sophie the present, but her mom forced […]

“I Should but I Won’t”

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Parents know what a potential minefield a playdate can be. Two children could be playing happily together, each with a toy, until they covet the same object. Suddenly, that rocking horse means war. Most parents stress the importance of sharing early on, whether at home with siblings or at the park with strangers. But that […]

Living Lab Combines Research With Outreach

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Kids get to participate in research, while parents learn more about how science works It’s hands-on time at the Museum of Science (MOS) Discovery Center in Boston. Kids can touch and play their way through scientific exhibits, and even take part in actual science experiments in Living Laboratory, a model for informal cognitive science education. Scientists […]