Dr. Francesca De Petrillo playing the Bingo Game with children at University of Michigan’s Museum of Natural History.
This logic game for children illustrates the concept of ‘intuitive statistics’ from cognitive science. This simple demonstration allows children to think about their own intuitions and bridges these expectations to work on cognition in animals
Target Audience: Parents and educators working with grade school children
This module include the following materials:
- Bingo Gameplay Instructions [PDF]
- To learn more, check out this popular science article: Why your 4-year-old is as smart as Nate Silver (Slate)
Relevant Publication: De Petrillo, F. & Rosati, A.G. (2019) Rhesus macaques use probabilities to predict future events. Evolution & Human Behavior, 40: 436–446. [Publisher’s version] [PDF]
Funding Support for Module: NSF #1944881 to Alexandra Rosati
