by rileya | Mar 14, 2016 | News
Being bilingual has some obvious advantages. Learning more than one language enables new conversations and new experiences. But in recent years, psychology researchers have demonstrated some less obvious advantages of bilingualism, too. For instance, bilingual...
by rileya | Jan 7, 2016 | News
The Center for Early Childhood Research was busy in 2015! We have so many exciting new studies to share with you. Check out what we have been up to in our yearly newsletter: https://uchicago.box.com/s/my7zm3s18hdugx9sj5c2g1qiuizsw523 Newsletter 2015 Picture_Page_01Our...
by rileya | Dec 3, 2014 | News
Your child may be engrossed with his Baby Einstein Take-Along Tunes or trying to escape from the grocery cart. But he’s listening, processing and willing to teach us. In a recent study of 19-month-olds, University of Chicago doctoral student Lauren Howard found that...
by rileya | Sep 10, 2014 | News
Experiencing diverse communities by hearing different languages at the park, on a bus or in the grocery store may make babies more open-minded in their social learning, a new study finds. While previous research has shown that direct interactions with parents and...
by rileya | Mar 28, 2014 | News
The Society for Research and Child Development Biennial Meeting was held from April 18th-20th in Seattle, WA. The Infant Learning and Development Lab presented posters and participated in symposia at this meeting. Below are some pictures and links to poster...
by rileya | Jan 8, 2014 | News
An article in UChicago News about a study conducted in The Infant Learning and Development Lab and The Development of Social Cognition Lab! Even before babies have language skills or much information about social structures, they can infer whether others are likely to...
