We're very excited to announce two new amazing U of T undergraduate students, Vedika Awtani and Emily Clark, have joined our lab as...

Thomas St. Pierre, Katherine S. White, Elizabeth K. Johnson, Samuel Ronfard; The Quest for Truth: Experimenter Identity Impacts Children’s Response to Surprising Information. Open Mind 2025; 9 1363–1374. https://doi.org/10.1162/opmi.a.23 Click here to read the article

Last week, the ChiLD Lab had an amazing opportunity to attend the Society of Psychology and Philosophy (SPP) Conference at Cornell...

Last Saturday, the ChiLD Lab was thrilled to attend the Mind Explorers Recruitment Event! We hosted many fun games and activities for...

Last Saturday, the ChiLD Lab had the pleasure of participating in the Kids Passport event, where we welcomed children and families to...

We're very excited to announce that an new amazing U of T undergraduate students, Aleena Mahveesh, have joined our lab as a Research Assistant! We are very excited to have you in the lab! The ChiLD Lab is excited to share that our Outreach team is growing, with the addition of a new outreach assistants, Sabrina David! Welcome to the team, Aleena and Sabrina! You are going to be a great addition to our team. Stay tuned to see all the amazing work they will be doing!

This past weekend, our amazing research assistants represented the lab at Science Rendezvous 2025! 🧠🔬 They hosted a fun, interactive...

Congratulations to our wonderful lab members, Afeefa Muskan and Zoha Yousuf for their amazing presentations at Undergraduate Research Day and Thesis Day. We are so proud of their hard work and accomplishments.

The ChiLD Lab is excited to be at SRCD 2025! Dr. Kirsten Blakey and F. Ece Özkan are presenting their latest findings on how children and...

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

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...