Infant Lab at Vermont State University-Johnson

Infant Lab at Vermont State University-Johnson The Infant Lab conducts empirical investigations into cognitive & social development in the 1st year.

The NVU-J Infant Psychology Lab studies perceptual, social-emotional, & cognitive development during infancy. The lab was founded in 2008 year and has included observations of nearly 300 Vermont infants in their first year of life. Many thanks to the parents and babies who have participated in our studies, as well as to the Vermont Genetics Network and National Institutes of Health for funding this research.

Very excited about our latest publication! Thanks to the parents and babies who invited us into their homes to help us f...
04/06/2026

Very excited about our latest publication! Thanks to the parents and babies who invited us into their homes to help us further understand what babies know about magic and about humor! 👶

The widely-used Violation of Expectation (VOE) paradigm has found that young infants look longer at unusual and/or impossible physical events, suggesting some innate or early-emerging knowledge of p...

Both an honor & good fun to be interviewed by Dr. Kim Mills for the American Psychological Association’s podcast “Speaki...
04/02/2026

Both an honor & good fun to be interviewed by Dr. Kim Mills for the American Psychological Association’s podcast “Speaking of Psychology”. 😊

Before babies have the words to tell us what they're thinking, they can laugh. Developmental psychologist Gina Mireault, PhD, explains how she sets up a “bab...

Congratulations to the Infant Lab student researchers - Ethan Kile (now in his Ph.D. Program at Penn State), Grae Verner...
03/13/2026

Congratulations to the Infant Lab student researchers - Ethan Kile (now in his Ph.D. Program at Penn State), Grae Verner (now in her M.A. program at VTSU), Willow Albee (VTSU ‘26) & Ida Eames (VTSU ‘26) for their critical contributions to this work! And to our collaborators,
Dr. Jonathan Lane (Vanderbilt) & Dr. Keri Heilman (UNC- Chapel Hill Medical School). This is the first study of its kind showing that infants as young as 6-months can make alternative appraisals of impossible incongruities (ie magic) if the context affords it, & that they are motivated to explore these highly unusual events. 👶🏻👶🏼👶🏾

Thrilled to have our work featured in the New York Times & for the positive response from so many people. Thanks to my s...
02/09/2026

Thrilled to have our work featured in the New York Times & for the positive response from so many people. Thanks to my students who put such energy into this project & to the support from the amazing community of Vermont State University Johnson Campus

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A kid’s first joke reveals a complex mind.

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