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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

2013

Journal Article

Cultural and family influences on children's theory of mind development: a comparison of Australian and Iranian school-age children

Shahaeian, Ameneh, Nielsen, Mark, Peterson, Candida C. and Slaughter, Virginia (2013). Cultural and family influences on children's theory of mind development: a comparison of Australian and Iranian school-age children. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, OnlineFirst (4), 1-14. doi: 10.1177/0022022113513921

Cultural and family influences on children's theory of mind development: a comparison of Australian and Iranian school-age children

2013

Journal Article

Failure to demonstrate that playing violent video games diminishes prosocial behavior

Tear, Morgan J. and Nielsen, Mark (2013). Failure to demonstrate that playing violent video games diminishes prosocial behavior. PLoS ONE, 8 (7) e68382, e68382.1-e68382.7. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068382

Failure to demonstrate that playing violent video games diminishes prosocial behavior

2013

Journal Article

Object-directed imitation in children with high-functioning autism: testing the social motivation hypothesis

Nielsen, Mark, Slaughter, Virginia and Dissanayake, Cheryl (2013). Object-directed imitation in children with high-functioning autism: testing the social motivation hypothesis. Autism Research, 6 (1), 23-32. doi: 10.1002/aur.1261

Object-directed imitation in children with high-functioning autism: testing the social motivation hypothesis

2013

Journal Article

Young children's imitative and innovative behaviour on the floating object task

Nielsen, Mark (2013). Young children's imitative and innovative behaviour on the floating object task. Infant and Child Development, 22 (1), 44-52. doi: 10.1002/icd.1765

Young children's imitative and innovative behaviour on the floating object task

2013

Journal Article

Why the confusion around neonatal imitation? A review

Oostenbroek, Janine, Slaughter, Virginia, Nielsen, Mark and Suddendorf, Thomas (2013). Why the confusion around neonatal imitation? A review. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 31 (4), 328-341. doi: 10.1080/02646838.2013.832180

Why the confusion around neonatal imitation? A review

2013

Conference Publication

Is the human mirror system operational at birth?

Slaughter, Virginia, Oostenbroek, Janine, Suddendorf, Thomas and Nielsen, Mark (2013). Is the human mirror system operational at birth?. ACNS-2013 Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 28 Nov - 1 Dec, 2013. Lausanne, Switzerland: Frontiers Research Foundation. doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2013.212.00043

Is the human mirror system operational at birth?

2013

Journal Article

Is newborn imitation developmentally homologous to later social-cognitive skills?

Suddendorf, Thomas, Oostenbroek, Janine, Nielsen, Mark and Slaughter, Virginia (2013). Is newborn imitation developmentally homologous to later social-cognitive skills?. Developmental Psychobiology, 55 (1), 52-58. doi: 10.1002/dev.21005

Is newborn imitation developmentally homologous to later social-cognitive skills?

2012

Journal Article

Childhood and advances in human tool use

Nielsen, Mark (2012). Childhood and advances in human tool use. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 35 (4), 232-233. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X11001932

Childhood and advances in human tool use

2012

Journal Article

Fourteen-month-olds' imitation of differently aged models

Zmyj, Norbert, Daum, Moritz M., Prinz, Wolfgang, Nielsen, Mark and Aschersleben, Gisa (2012). Fourteen-month-olds' imitation of differently aged models. Infant and Child Development, 21 (3), 250-266. doi: 10.1002/icd.750

Fourteen-month-olds' imitation of differently aged models

2012

Journal Article

Social learning in humans and nonhuman animals: Theoretical and empirical dissections

Nielsen, Mark, Subiaul, Francys, Galef, Bennett, Zentall, Thomas and Whiten, Andrew (2012). Social learning in humans and nonhuman animals: Theoretical and empirical dissections. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 126 (2), 109-113. doi: 10.1037/a0027758

Social learning in humans and nonhuman animals: Theoretical and empirical dissections

2012

Journal Article

Imitation, pretend play, and childhood: Essential elements in the evolution of human culture?

Nielsen, Mark (2012). Imitation, pretend play, and childhood: Essential elements in the evolution of human culture?. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 126 (2), 170-181. doi: 10.1037/a0025168

Imitation, pretend play, and childhood: Essential elements in the evolution of human culture?

2012

Journal Article

Young children overimitate in third-party contexts

Nielsen, Mark, Moore, Chris and Mohamedally, Jumana (2012). Young children overimitate in third-party contexts. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 112 (1), 73-83. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2012.01.001

Young children overimitate in third-party contexts

2012

Journal Article

When the transmission of culture is child's play

Nielsen, Mark, Cucchiaro, Jessica and Mohamedally, Jumana (2012). When the transmission of culture is child's play. PLoS One, 7 (3) e34066, e34066.1-e34066.6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034066

When the transmission of culture is child's play

2012

Journal Article

Product-based television and young children's pretend play in Australia

Fletcher, Renee and Nielsen, Mark (2012). Product-based television and young children's pretend play in Australia. Journal of Children and Media, 6 (1), 5-17. doi: 10.1080/17482798.2011.633397

Product-based television and young children's pretend play in Australia