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2018

Journal Article

Developmental changes in young children's willingness to copy the antisocial actions of ingroup members in a minimal group context

Wilks, Matti, Kirby, James and Nielsen, Mark (2018). Developmental changes in young children's willingness to copy the antisocial actions of ingroup members in a minimal group context. Developmental Psychology, 55 (4), 709-721. doi: 10.1037/dev0000667

Developmental changes in young children's willingness to copy the antisocial actions of ingroup members in a minimal group context

2018

Journal Article

Examining memory for ritualized gesture in complex causal sequences

Kapitány, R., Kavanagh, C., Whitehouse, H. and Nielsen, M. (2018). Examining memory for ritualized gesture in complex causal sequences. Cognition, 181, 46-57. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2018.08.005

Examining memory for ritualized gesture in complex causal sequences

2018

Journal Article

An experimental examination of object-directed ritualized action in children across two cultures

Kapitány, Rohan, Davis, Jacqueline T., Legare, Cristine and Nielsen, Mark (2018). An experimental examination of object-directed ritualized action in children across two cultures. PLoS One, 13 (11) e0206884, e0206884. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206884

An experimental examination of object-directed ritualized action in children across two cultures

2018

Journal Article

Spatial distribution and populations at risk of A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura co-infections and infection intensity classes: an ecological study

Owada, Kei, Lau, Colleen L., Leonardo, Lydia, Clements, Archie C A, Yakob, Laith, Nielsen, Mark, Carabin, Hélène and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J (2018). Spatial distribution and populations at risk of A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura co-infections and infection intensity classes: an ecological study. Parasites and Vectors, 11 (1) 535, 535. doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-3107-y

Spatial distribution and populations at risk of A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura co-infections and infection intensity classes: an ecological study

2018

Journal Article

Re-evaluating the neonatal imitation hypothesis

Oostenbroek, Janine, Redshaw, Jonathan, Davis, Jacqueline, Kennedy-Costantini, Siobhan, Nielsen, Mark, Slaughter, Virginia and Suddendorf, Thomas (2018). Re-evaluating the neonatal imitation hypothesis. Developmental Science, 22 (2) e12720, e12720. doi: 10.1111/desc.12720

Re-evaluating the neonatal imitation hypothesis

2018

Journal Article

Behavioral investments in the short term fail to produce a sunk cost effect

Nash, Jeremy S., Imuta, Kana and Nielsen, Mark (2018). Behavioral investments in the short term fail to produce a sunk cost effect. Psychological Reports, 122 (5), 33294118790908-1793. doi: 10.1177/0033294118790908

Behavioral investments in the short term fail to produce a sunk cost effect

2018

Journal Article

The social glue of cumulative culture and ritual behavior

Nielsen, Mark (2018). The social glue of cumulative culture and ritual behavior. Child Development Perspectives, 12 (4), 264-268. doi: 10.1111/cdep.12297

The social glue of cumulative culture and ritual behavior

2018

Journal Article

The cost of helping: an exploration of compassionate responding in children

Green, Mitchell, Kirby, James N. and Nielsen, Mark (2018). The cost of helping: an exploration of compassionate responding in children. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 36 (4), 673-678. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12252

The cost of helping: an exploration of compassionate responding in children

2018

Journal Article

The developmental origins of moral concern: an examination of moral boundary decision making throughout childhood

Neldner, Karri, Crimston, Charlie, Wilks, Matti, Redshaw, Jonathan and Nielsen, Mark (2018). The developmental origins of moral concern: an examination of moral boundary decision making throughout childhood. PLoS One, 13 (5) e0197819, e0197819. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197819

The developmental origins of moral concern: an examination of moral boundary decision making throughout childhood

2018

Journal Article

Young children from three diverse cultures spontaneously and consistently prepare for alternative future possibilities

Redshaw, Jonathan, Suddendorf, Thomas, Neldner, Karri, Wilks, Matti, Tomaselli, Keyan, Mushin, Ilana and Nielsen, Mark (2018). Young children from three diverse cultures spontaneously and consistently prepare for alternative future possibilities. Child Development, 90 (1), 51-61. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13084

Young children from three diverse cultures spontaneously and consistently prepare for alternative future possibilities

2018

Journal Article

The influence of goal demotion on children's reproduction of ritual behavior

Nielsen, Mark, Tomaselli, Keyan and Kapitány, Rohan (2018). The influence of goal demotion on children's reproduction of ritual behavior. Evolution and Human Behavior, 39 (3), 343-348. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2018.02.006

The influence of goal demotion on children's reproduction of ritual behavior

2018

Journal Article

Children imitate antisocial in-group members

Wilks, Matti, Kirby, James and Nielsen, Mark (2018). Children imitate antisocial in-group members. Developmental Science, 21 (6) e12675, e12675. doi: 10.1111/desc.12675

Children imitate antisocial in-group members

2018

Journal Article

Shamanism and the social nature of cumulative culture

Nielsen, Mark, Fischer, Ronald and Kashima, Yoshihisa (2018). Shamanism and the social nature of cumulative culture. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 41 e81. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X17002126

Shamanism and the social nature of cumulative culture

2017

Journal Article

Young children's tool innovation across culture: Affordance visibility matters

Neldner, Karri, Mushin, Ilana and Nielsen, Mark (2017). Young children's tool innovation across culture: Affordance visibility matters. Cognition, 168, 335-343. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2017.07.015

Young children's tool innovation across culture: Affordance visibility matters

2017

Journal Article

Early stone tools and cultural transmission resetting the null hypothesis: comment

Nielsen, Mark and Whiten, Andrew (2017). Early stone tools and cultural transmission resetting the null hypothesis: comment. Current Anthropology, 58 (5), 659-660.

Early stone tools and cultural transmission resetting the null hypothesis: comment

2017

Journal Article

The persistent sampling bias in developmental psychology: a call to action

Nielsen, Mark, Haun, Daniel, Kaertner, Joscha and Legare, Cristine H. (2017). The persistent sampling bias in developmental psychology: a call to action. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 162, 31-38. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2017.04.017

The persistent sampling bias in developmental psychology: a call to action

2017

Journal Article

Children disassociate from antisocial in-group members

Wilks, Matti and Nielsen, Mark (2017). Children disassociate from antisocial in-group members. Journal of experimental child psychology, 165, 37-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2017.06.003

Children disassociate from antisocial in-group members

2017

Journal Article

Are yawns really contagious? A critique and quantification of yawn contagion

Kapitany, Rohan and Nielsen, Mark (2017). Are yawns really contagious? A critique and quantification of yawn contagion. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 3 (2), 134-155. doi: 10.1007/s40750-017-0059-y

Are yawns really contagious? A critique and quantification of yawn contagion

2017

Journal Article

Measuring the effect of soil-transmitted helminth infections on cognitive function in children: systematic review and critical appraisal of evidence

Owada, Kei, Nielsen, Mark, Lau, Colleen L., Clements, Archie C. A., Yakob, Laith and Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J. (2017). Measuring the effect of soil-transmitted helminth infections on cognitive function in children: systematic review and critical appraisal of evidence. Advances in Parasitology, 98, 1-37. doi: 10.1016/bs.apar.2017.05.002

Measuring the effect of soil-transmitted helminth infections on cognitive function in children: systematic review and critical appraisal of evidence

2017

Journal Article

There is no compelling evidence that human neonates imitate

Kennedy-Costantini, Siobhan, Oostenbroek, Janine, Suddendorf, Thomas, Nielsen, Mark, Redshaw, Jonathan, Davis, Jacqueline, Clark, Sally and Slaughter, Virginia (2017). There is no compelling evidence that human neonates imitate. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 40 e392, e392. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X16001898

There is no compelling evidence that human neonates imitate