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May 1, 2019: Lab Renovations are Done!
Our lab is open now! This link shows our labs' renovations.

May 1, 2019: SSHRC Grant Received.
We're very excited to report that we received funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) for a...


March 25th, 2019: Renovations have begun!
The renovation of the lab is under way. Walls are coming down!


March 21-23, 2019: SRCD
Dr. Ronfard gave 2 talks during SRCD. (1) Explanatory Capacities in Early Elementary School: Can Children Learn the Counterintuitive...

March 6th, 2019: Visit to the University of Waterloo
Dr. Ronfard gave a talk at the University of Waterloo as part of the Developmental Science Brown Bag series.

01/01/2019: The ChiLD Lab opens its doors!
We're excited to join the UTM community! The Childhood Learning & Development (ChiLD) Lab conducts cognitive developmental research. We...

Ronfard, S., Zambrana, I. M., Hermansen, T.K., & Kelemen, D. (2018).
Question-asking in childhood: A review of the literature and a framework for understanding its development. Developmental Review. Advance...

Ronfard, S., Chen, E. E., & Harris, P. L. (2018).
The emergence of the empirical stance: Children's testing of counterintuitive claims. Developmental psychology. Click here to read the...

Ronfard, S., Nelson, L., Dunham, Y., & Blake, P. R. (2018).
How children use accuracy information to infer informant intentions and to make reward decisions. Journal of Experimental Child...

Corriveau, K.H., Ronfard, S., & Cui, Y.K. (2017).
Cognitive mechanisms associated with children's selective teaching. Review of Philosophy and Psychology. Advance online publication....

Ronfard, S., & Lane, J. D. (2017).
Preschoolers continually adjust their epistemic trust based on an informant’s ongoing accuracy. Child Development. Advance online...

Lane, J. D., Ronfard, S., & El-Sherif, D. (2017).
The influence of first-hand-testimony and hearsay on children’s belief in the improbable. Child Development. Advance online publication....

Burdett, E., Dean, L.G., Ronfard, S. (2017).
A diverse and flexible teaching toolkit facilitates the human capacity for cumulative culture. Review of Philosophy and Psychology....

Ronfard, S., & Harris, P.L. (2017).
Children’s decision to transmit information is guided by their evaluation of the nature of that information. Review of Philosophy and...

Ronfard, S., Lane, J.D., Wang, M., & Harris, P.L. (2017).
The impact of counter-perceptual testimony on children's categorization after a delay. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. Advance...
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