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2016

Journal Article

Comprehensive Longitudinal Study Challenges the Existence of Neonatal Imitation in Humans

Oostenbroek, Janine, Suddendorf, Thomas, Nielsen, Mark, Redshaw, Jonathan, Kennedy-Costantini, Siobhan, Davis, Jacqueline, Clark, Sally and Slaughter, Virginia (2016). Comprehensive Longitudinal Study Challenges the Existence of Neonatal Imitation in Humans. Current Biology, 26 (10), 1334-1338. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.047

Comprehensive Longitudinal Study Challenges the Existence of Neonatal Imitation in Humans

2016

Journal Article

Imitation, collaboration, and their interaction among Western and Indigenous Australian preschool children

Nielsen, Mark, Mushin, Ilana, Tomaselli, Keyan and Whiten, Andrew (2016). Imitation, collaboration, and their interaction among Western and Indigenous Australian preschool children. Child Development, 87 (3), 795-806. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12504

Imitation, collaboration, and their interaction among Western and Indigenous Australian preschool children

2016

Journal Article

The ritual stance and the precaution system: the role of goal-demotion and opacity in ritual and everyday actions

Kapitany, Rohan and Nielsen, Mark (2016). The ritual stance and the precaution system: the role of goal-demotion and opacity in ritual and everyday actions. Religion, Brain and Behavior, 7 (1), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/2153599X.2016.1141792

The ritual stance and the precaution system: the role of goal-demotion and opacity in ritual and everyday actions

2016

Journal Article

Preschool's children's learning proclivities: when the ritual stance trumps the instrumental stance

Wilks, Matti, Kapitany, Rohan and Nielsen, Mark (2016). Preschool's children's learning proclivities: when the ritual stance trumps the instrumental stance. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 34 (3), 402-414. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12139

Preschool's children's learning proclivities: when the ritual stance trumps the instrumental stance

2016

Journal Article

Why developmental psychology is incomplete without comparative and cross-cultural perspectives

Nielsen, Mark and Haun, Daniel (2016). Why developmental psychology is incomplete without comparative and cross-cultural perspectives. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 371 (1686), 1-7. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0071

Why developmental psychology is incomplete without comparative and cross-cultural perspectives

2015

Journal Article

Adopting the ritual stance: The role of opacity and context in ritual and everyday actions

Kapitany, Rohan and Nielsen, Mark (2015). Adopting the ritual stance: The role of opacity and context in ritual and everyday actions. Cognition, 145, 13-29. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2015.08.002

Adopting the ritual stance: The role of opacity and context in ritual and everyday actions

2015

Journal Article

Imitation and innovation: the dual engines of cultural learning

Legare, Cristine H. and Nielsen, Mark (2015). Imitation and innovation: the dual engines of cultural learning. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 19 (11), 688-699. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2015.08.005

Imitation and innovation: the dual engines of cultural learning

2015

Journal Article

Before cumulative culture: the evolutionary origins of overimitation and shared intentionality

Shipton, Ceri and Nielsen, Mark (2015). Before cumulative culture: the evolutionary origins of overimitation and shared intentionality. Human Nature, 26 (3), 331-345. doi: 10.1007/s12110-015-9233-8

Before cumulative culture: the evolutionary origins of overimitation and shared intentionality

2015

Journal Article

The perpetuation of ritualistic actions as revealed by young children's transmission of normative behavior

Nielsen, Mark, Kapitany, Rohan and Elkins, Rosemary (2015). The perpetuation of ritualistic actions as revealed by young children's transmission of normative behavior. Evolution and Human Behavior, 36 (3), 191-198. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2014.11.002

The perpetuation of ritualistic actions as revealed by young children's transmission of normative behavior

2015

Journal Article

Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and human children (Homo sapiens) know when they are ignorant about the location of food

Neldner, Karri, Collier-Baker, Emma and Nielsen, Mark (2015). Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and human children (Homo sapiens) know when they are ignorant about the location of food. Animal Cognition, 18 (3), 683-699. doi: 10.1007/s10071-015-0836-6

Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and human children (Homo sapiens) know when they are ignorant about the location of food

2015

Journal Article

Childhood and the evolution of higher-effort teaching

Nielsen, Mark and Shipton, Ceri (2015). Childhood and the evolution of higher-effort teaching. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 38 (1) e52, 34-35. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X14000545

Childhood and the evolution of higher-effort teaching

2014

Journal Article

Direct cost does not impact on young children's spontaneous helping behavior

Nielsen, Mark, Gigante, Julia and Collier-Baker, Emma (2014). Direct cost does not impact on young children's spontaneous helping behavior. Frontiers in Psychology, 5 (DEC) 1509, 1-7. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01509

Direct cost does not impact on young children's spontaneous helping behavior

2014

Journal Article

Preschool children favor copying a successful individual over an unsuccessful group

Wilks, Matti, Collier-Baker, Emma and Nielsen, Mark (2014). Preschool children favor copying a successful individual over an unsuccessful group. Developmental Science, 18 (6), 1014-1024. doi: 10.1111/desc.12274

Preschool children favor copying a successful individual over an unsuccessful group

2014

Journal Article

Video games and prosocial behavior: a study of the effects of non-violent, violent and ultra-violent gameplay

Tear, Morgan J. and Nielsen, Mark (2014). Video games and prosocial behavior: a study of the effects of non-violent, violent and ultra-violent gameplay. Computers in Human Behavior, 41, 8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.09.002

Video games and prosocial behavior: a study of the effects of non-violent, violent and ultra-violent gameplay

2014

Journal Article

Knowledge and Belief Understanding Among Iranian and Australian Preschool Children

Shahaeian, Ameneh, Nielsen, Mark, Peterson, Candida C., Aboutalebi, Maedeh and Slaughter, Virginia (2014). Knowledge and Belief Understanding Among Iranian and Australian Preschool Children. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 45 (10), 1643-1654. doi: 10.1177/0022022114548484

Knowledge and Belief Understanding Among Iranian and Australian Preschool Children

2014

Journal Article

Motivated empathy: the mechanics of the empathic gaze

Cowan, David G., Vanman, Eric J. and Nielsen, Mark (2014). Motivated empathy: the mechanics of the empathic gaze. Cognition and Emotion, 28 (8), 1522-1530. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2014.890563

Motivated empathy: the mechanics of the empathic gaze

2014

Journal Article

Exploring tool innovation: a comparison of Western and Bushman children

Nielsen, Mark, Tomaselli, Keyan, Mushin, Ilana and Whiten, Andrew (2014). Exploring tool innovation: a comparison of Western and Bushman children. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 126, 384-394. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2014.05.008

Exploring tool innovation: a comparison of Western and Bushman children

2014

Journal Article

Groups' actions trump injunctive reaction in an incidental observation by young children

Turner, Cameron R., Nielsen, Mark and Collier-Baker, Emma (2014). Groups' actions trump injunctive reaction in an incidental observation by young children. PLoS One, 9 (9) e107375, e107375.1-e107375.10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107375

Groups' actions trump injunctive reaction in an incidental observation by young children

2014

Journal Article

Where culture takes hold: "overimitation" and its flexible deployment in Western, Aboriginal, and Bushmen children

Nielsen, Mark, Mushin, Ilana, Tomaselli, Keyan and Whiten, Andrew (2014). Where culture takes hold: "overimitation" and its flexible deployment in Western, Aboriginal, and Bushmen children. Child Development, 85 (6), 2169-2184. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12265

Where culture takes hold: "overimitation" and its flexible deployment in Western, Aboriginal, and Bushmen children

2014

Journal Article

Iranian Mothers' Disciplinary Strategies and Theory of Mind in Children: A Focus on Belief Understanding

Shahaeian, Ameneh, Nielsen, Mark, Peterson, Candida C. and Slaughter, Virginia (2014). Iranian Mothers' Disciplinary Strategies and Theory of Mind in Children: A Focus on Belief Understanding. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 45 (7), 1110-1123. doi: 10.1177/0022022114534772

Iranian Mothers' Disciplinary Strategies and Theory of Mind in Children: A Focus on Belief Understanding