Child Development Labs at Boston University

11/13/2024

Sign up now! By signing up, you are adding your name to a list of families who want to hear more about our research. Once you express interest, we will be in touch to tell you more about the specific studies your kids are the right age for, and then you can decide if you would like to participate.

https://www.bu.edu/cdl/join-us/for-parents/

The CDL are a group of labs interested in how kids learn and grow. We conduct fun and interactive studies with kids of all ages.

12/01/2022

The Child Development Labs are a group of research labs in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University. We work with children from birth to 12 years of age. Our studies involve stories and games, and visits are scheduled at your convenience. If you think you might like to participate in a study with your child, either now or in the future, we would love to hear from you!
https://www.bu.edu/cdl/join-us/for-parents/

07/01/2022

Help us find out how babies categorize living things in our 10-minute study. Email us at [email protected] for more details on how to participate.

07/15/2021

Your little scientist can have fun playing short, interactive games while helping us learn more about infant and child cognition!👶🧠 The Child Development Labs at Boston University now have ONLINE research studies for kids ages 5 months to 9 years that you can do right from home! Some studies offer compensation (stickers, gift cards) for participation!

By signing up, you are adding your name to a list of families who want to hear more about our research. Once you express interest, we will be in touch to tell you more about the specific studies your kids are the right age for, and then you can decide if you would like to participate.

07/15/2021

*Meet our labs!* The Developing Minds Lab at BU, run by Dr. Melissa Kibbe, is interested in how infants and children perceive, understand, and remember objects and people. We currently have ONLINE research studies for children age 5 months to 8 years, some of which offer gift cards for participation!

To learn more about studies for your child, email [email protected] or to schedule a visit go to https://sdll.as.me/schedule.php

06/23/2021

If you would like to have your child participate in our online research via Zoom, please fill out this below or email us at [email protected].

04/07/2021

🌟Meet our labs!🌟At BASE Lab, directed by Dr. Nick Wagner, we are working to better understand the systems and processes that promote psychosocial adaptation or contribute to the emergence of psychopathology across development, from infancy to early adolescence. We are interested in examining how early relationships and individual differences in children’s self-regulation contribute to social-emotional development. Our research examines how these influences shape developmental trajectories across domains of adaptive functioning, including social competence, prosocial and empathic behaviors, and school success, and maladaptive functioning, including aggression, callous-unemotional traits, and anxiety.

We are currently recruiting children ages 7-10 and one of their parents for a Zoom-based study. This study seeks to clarify how parents help to guide their children’s development of empathy, emotion recognition and understanding, and interpersonal skills. During the study the child will complete some computerized games, the parent will complete questionnaires, and the family receives a $25 Amazon gift card as compensation for participation.

To sign up, email [email protected]

04/06/2021

Check out our labs at SRCD! Here is the The Child Cognition Lab’s schedule!

03/31/2021

*Meet our labs!* In the Brain and Early Experiences (BEE) lab, run by Dr. Amanda Tarullo, we are interested in how parents support healthy brain development in the first years of life and how children learn to control their attention and emotions. We study child development by using measures like observing parents and children playing, EEG to assess brain activity patterns, and cortisol levels to assess stress hormones.

Right now we have studies for children from ages 2 to 4! In this study we want to understand how Hispanic families support their children learn the skills that help them succeed in school, like having a strong vocabulary and pay attention while ignoring distractions. This study will take place fully remotely and families will be compensated for their time. To sign up, email [email protected]

03/19/2021

The Child Cognition Lab, run by Prof. Deb Kelemen, is interested in children's and adults' conceptions of people, animals, and objects. For example, some of their recent research investigates biology education in early elementary school and how children learn about social norms.

Interested in getting involved? They are currently seeking parents and teachers of children enrolled in 1st or 2nd grade to do a short online study! This study examines the way children and their caregivers learn about public health concepts like disease. Participants will be compensated for their time. To sign up, email [email protected]

03/09/2021

The Social Development and Learning Lab, run by Dr. Peter Blake, explores how children think and behave in the social world. In particular, the lab focuses on children's ideas about fairness, cooperation, competition, and ownership.

One of our current studies, The Push-Pull Game, is for children ages 6-11. In this study, children play an online strategic game against different peers, and they win points in the game based on how they and their partners play. Children also answer questions about how they played the game. Afterwards, children receive an e-gift card based on the points they earned!

Sign up for this, or any of our other studies, at https://sdll.as.me/

02/23/2021

The Developing Minds Lab at BU is currently looking for babies ages 5-7 months to participate in a fun online study exploring babies' memory for hidden objects. In a series of short videos we will show babies some objects, hide them from view, and then measure if they remembered them or not! Families will receive a $10 Amazon gift card for their participation. Click to sign up:

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