Ongoing Studies
The Ch.I.L.D Research Group is always looking for new child scientists to participate in our research. Here are our studies currently looking for participants!
Social Allegiance Study
The purpose of this study is to examine the development of social categories in early childhood. Research suggests that children view social categories as comprised of people who are obligated to one another. That is, we have obligations to protect and not harm people within our own social group. We are interested in investigating how preschoolers predict which social group an individual might belong to and whether they pay attention to helpful and harmful behaviours.
The study involves your child listening to a story about two different groups of characters and watching the characters interact on the screen. We will then ask your child to point to different objects and characters on the screen.
This study is looking for new participants!
We are recruiting 4-and 5-year-old participants for this in-person study, which will be held at the University of Calgary! Free parking will be provided and your child will receive a t-shirt, prize, and certificate for their valuable contribution to our project.
To sign up, please contact eric.luong@ucalgary.ca or register for our database!
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Social Categorization: The Impact of Different Actions on Children's Minimal Group Allegiances
The purpose of this study is to examine the development of social categories. Children view social categories as comprised of people who share behaviours or actions. We are interested in investigating how children think about their own group when that group acts in unexpected ways.
This study is looking for 4 and 7-year-old children to participate in our study!
In this study, we will assign your child randomly to either a “red” or a “yellow” group and show them videos of their group acting either unconventionally, disgustingly, or conventionally. We will then see how these behaviours affect how much your child likes their assigned group.
Free parking will be provided, and your child will receive a t-shirt, prize, and certificate for their valuable contribution to our project.
Interested?
If your child is 4 or 7-years-old, and you are interested in participating, please contact child@ucalgary.ca or sign up for our database!