Ransom, A., Blakey, K.H. and Ronfard, S. (2025), Children's Developing Understanding of the Value of Disagreement for Learning. Child...

Ronfard, S., Goulding, B.W. and Lane, J.D. (2025), Possibility Judgments in Childhood: Is Uncertainty Monitoring the Missing Link?. Child...

A huge thank you to all the curious minds who joined us at Mind Explorers! From fun brain games to hands-on activities, it was amazing to see kids and families diving into the world of psychology and brain science. #mindexplorers #brainscience #familyfun #kidslearning #uoft #researchinmotion #thankyou

The ChiLD Lab is excited to share that our Outreach team is growing, with the addition of two new outreach assistants, Lama Ammane and...

Ye, N.N., Cui, Y.K., Ronfard, S., & Corriveau, K.H. (2025). The development of children’s teaching varies by cultural input: evidence...

When children can explain why they believe a claim, they suggest a better empirical test for that claim. R. Soc. Open Sci. 11: 241875....

Children’s and adults’ beliefs about the impact of emotional intensity on cognitive performance. Developmental Psychology. Advance online...

Checking out the unexplained: With age, children become increasingly skeptical of surprising claims. Developmental Psychology . Advance...

Turkish- and English-speaking 3-year-old children are sensitive to the evidential strength of claims when revising their beliefs. ...

We're very excited to announce that Giulia Nuvoloni, an undergraduate U of T student  has joined our lab as Research Assistant! We are very excited to have you in the lab!

We're very excited to announce that we are being joined by our new postdoctoral fellow, Kirsten Blakey. As a graduate from the University of Sterling, Dr. Blakey's research explores   development of social information seeking, specifically when and how children develop an understanding of what information they need and who can provide it . Welcome to the team, Dr. Blakey!

We're very excited to announce that Karl Aquino, an undergraduate U of T student  has joined our lab as Research Assistant! We are very excited to have you in the lab!

We're very excited to announce that Fernanda Valdivia, an undergraduate U of T student has joined our lab as Research Assistant! We are very excited to have you in the lab!

Forever young: The end of history illusion in children. Cognition . doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2024.105867 Exciting news: Alexa Sacchi,...

Our research assistants ran a booth at the Bread and Honey Festival in Mississauga last month seeking new junior scientists for our...