Right now, in the Causality and Mind Lab, we are running a couple of experiments with 3- and 4-year-old children. In these experiments we play a set of games with a child. These games are designed to explore different topics.
One game we play is designed to examine what children know about causality, or cause and effect. We have created a box that lights up and plays music when certain objects are put on it. We play with the blocks and the machine and then ask children some questions about the blocks.
We also read stories to the children. These are stories about children or other creatures either pretending something, learning something, or believing in something. We read these stories and then ask some questions about them.
Kids usually have a lot of fun (we do too!). The whole session takes somewhere between 30-45 minutes, and it's here in our lab. You are welcome to be with your child the whole time.
Give us a call at (401) 863-3527, or email causalitylab (at) brown.edu. Our schedule is very flexible and we can work with yours!
More information about our studies:
The Blicket Detector
Counterfactual Reasoning in Children
Causal Learning in Adults
Children's Understanding of Pretense
Other Projects
Click to read about the studies we finished (and published) in
academic year 2006-2007
academic year 2005-2006
academic year 2004-2005
