Research Assistant

Bonawitz CoCoDev Lab research bridges Cognitive Development, Computational Modeling, Neuroscience, and Education to inform our understanding of human learning. Specifically, we study the structure of children’s early causal beliefs, how evidence and prior beliefs interact to affect children’s learning and memory, the developmental processes that influence children’s belief revision and curiosity, and the role of social factors (such as learning from others) in guiding learning. Our research spans infancy through adult years, with a particular focus on preschool and early elementary school years — when children are first developing intuitive theories about the world that support common sense reasoning. Ongoing project details will be discussed during the interview process.