Our lab is now offering online studies! These studies involve fun, game-based activities that you can do right from the comfort of your own home!
Contributing to Our Research
Each online study generally takes about 30 minutes and is presented as a fun activity that your child can do, such as listening to a story, watching a video, or playing games to answer questions about their experience.
We conduct our studies using online video conferencing software (Zoom); once you have scheduled your appointment, we will email you a link to click at the time of your appointment to enter the study.
If your child has siblings, we may have online studies for them as well. We’re currently looking for participants aged 3 years old to 9 years old.
Our Studies
Our Studies
Simulation Mindset Study (ages 6 and 8 years)
In this study, children will listen to different storybooks that explore “what if” scenarios. After listening to the stories, children will complete two fun problem-solving tasks. This study aims to examine whether recognizing alternative outcomes to past events may improve children’s performance on problem-solving tasks. The studies together will take approximately 30 minutes.
Astronomy Study (ages 8 years)
In this study, we are interested in the most effective ways to teach children a concept about planets and astronomy through picture books. Children will look at and listen to a short story about our solar system on the computer. After reading the book, we will then ask your child some questions to find out what he or she has learned from our book. This study takes approximately 30 minutes.
How to Sign Up
How to Sign Up
During the Study
Once you and your child are both ready to start the study, we ask that you find a quiet room in your home with little to no interruptions or distractions. You and your child should use a tablet, laptop, or desktop computer with working built-in speakers and microphone, along with a stable wifi connection, to give you the best and smoothest online study experience!
While the studies are running, we ask that you stay in the same room with your child. Although our studies will state that they will take an hour, most studies take approximately half an hour.
After the Study
Once you have completed the study, your child will receive a certificate for their participation!
Our researchers will be happy to answer any questions you have about the study. We will also ask if you would like to be included on our mailing list to provide you with updates of our findings over time.