When kids participate in research with the Causality and Mind Lab, they will play games with us that are designed both to be a lot of fun, and help further scientific research!

OUR MISSION

The Causality and Mind Lab (Principal Investigator: Dave Sobel) is a Developmental Psychology Research lab in the Department of Cognitive and Psychological Sciences Brown University. We are located in Room 123 of 190 Thayer St. Providence RI. Our research examines children's cognitive development. We study how children learn about the everyday world, and how that learning relates to their understanding and engagement with science, both in and outside the classroom. We also study children's social cognition - how they understand others' mental states and concepts like fairness and truth.

Our research examines how children represent and learn causal relations, make causal inferences, and how they understand their own and others' mental states. We use both behavioral and computational approaches to study how children learn.

ACTIVE STUDIES

RECENTLY COMPLETED STUDIES

FUNDING

The lab has been funded by the NIH, the NSF, and grants from Brown University. Currently, the lab is funded by NSF Grant 1917639.

GET IN TOUCH

Email: causalitylab@brown.edu
Call us: (401) 863-3527
We are currently located in Room 123 of the Department of Cognitive and Psychological Sciences building - Metcalf Hall - on Brown University's Campus.
190 Thayer St. Providence, RI 02912
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