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.
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What we study
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