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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

2015

Book Chapter

Pretend Play and Cognitive Development

Nielsen, Mark (2015). Pretend Play and Cognitive Development. International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition. (pp. 870-876) Orlando, FL, USA: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.23073-0

Pretend Play and Cognitive Development

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

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

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?

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