Welcome to the Conceptual Development Lab!
The Conceptual Development Lab is directed by Dr. Susan Gelman and is located in the Psychology Department at the University of Michigan.
We conduct research on how children think and learn. The research topics we investigate are children’s cognitive development, category formation and use, causal reasoning, and relationships between language and thought. Most of our studies focus on children between 5 and 12 years of age and are conducted both in-person (at local museums and schools, and in our lab) and online. If you are a parent who is interested in participating, please check out the Parents section for information about our current studies.
If you are interested in signing up to participate in our research — either in person or online –, please fill out this form and our team will be in contact with you shortly!
Currently Recruiting:
Learning about COVID: 5-to-8-year-olds and their caregiver for a project on what children understand about COVID-19 transmission and contagion, and how parents and children learn about viruses together. Interested? Please click HERE to learn more!
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