Imagine a cow, a chicken, and an egg… which doesn’t belong? How do children decide which is the odd one out from a group? Do these responses relate to vocabulary, reading readiness, or other factors of children’s thinking?
We want to learn more about how differences in cognitive development and mental health may relate to the kinds of decisions that children make when grouping images together. We hope that this will lead to a better understanding of how developmental factors come together to shape how children think about the world around them.
Who can participate? Monolingual children, ages 5-, 6- and 7-years old are invited to participate.
What’s involved? A single, two-hour in-person session at Brock University (free parking is provided). Your child’s eye movements will be recorded by an eye tracking camera to capture their responses to groups of images. Further age-appropriate tasks will be completed to assess reading readiness, attention, and memory. Parents will complete questionnaires on the child’s behaviours, temperament, and thinking.
What do individuals get for participating? Children will receive a certificate of participation, and a lab T-shirt. Parents will receive a $25 (CAD) gift card.
