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Causality and Mind Lab @ Brown University

@candmlab.bsky.social

The Causality and Mind Lab (Principal Investigator: Dr. David Sobel) is a Developmental Psychology Research lab in the Department of Cognitive and Psychological Sciences Brown University. sites.brown.edu/causalityandmindlab

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Causality and Mind Lab @ Brown University @candmlab.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

We can't wait for CDS 2026 in Montréal! See below for presentation details 👀📣‼️

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Sarah L. Kiefer @sarahkiefer.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

New paper out in Child Development (@srcdorg.bsky.social) with Dave Sobel (@candmlab.bsky.social)! ✨ We investigated how 5- to 7-year-old children decide to take on easy versus hard tasks while pursuing a goal. doi.org/10.1093/chid...

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Children's decision to challenge themselves on a novel task relates to their metacognitive monitoring of their ability

Abstract. We examined potential processes by which children decide to make hard as opposed to easy choices to accomplish a goal. Five- to 7-year olds (N =

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Mia Radovanovic @radovanovic.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Out in @cognitionjournal.bsky.social with @jaeminhwang.bsky.social, David Sobel (@candmlab.bsky.social), and @jessicas.bsky.social! Most studies of infants’ fairness expectations focus on resource distribution, but in everyday life, we engage in many different kinds of resource exchanges.

Figure shows the methods used in the paper's experiments. In the left column are the methods for Exp 1 (Collection) and in the right are the methods for Exp 2 (Distribution). In each video, three women sit at a table. One sits in the middle, serving as a collector/distributor, and two sit in the foreground with plates. During familiarization trials, resources were collected from or distributed to their plates with an occluder on the screen hiding the outcomes. During test trials, the same videos were played but with the outcomes shown such that infants either viewed an equal collection/distribution or an unequal collection/distribution.

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Jessica Sommerville @jessicas.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

New lab paper with Dave Sobel @candmlab.bsky.social and led by the remarkable @radovanovic.bsky.social and @jaeminhwang.bsky.social. Infants expect equality not only in resource distributions but also resource collections.

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Causality and Mind Lab @ Brown University @candmlab.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

🧠💥 New Paper Alert! Congratulations to our very own @sarahkiefer.bsky.social & Dr. David Sobel - Children's decision to challenge themselves on a novel task relates to their metacognitive monitoring of their ability Check it out here: doi.org/10.1093/chid...

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Causality and Mind Lab @ Brown University @candmlab.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Come see our work @srcdorg.bsky.social! See details below for talks, posters, and locations! Looking forward to it‼️

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