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2025

Journal Article

Two gaps in studying high‐fidelity imitation across diverse childhood ecologies

Fong, Frankie T. K. and Haun, Daniel B. M. (2025). Two gaps in studying high‐fidelity imitation across diverse childhood ecologies. Child Development Perspectives. doi: 10.1111/cdep.12543

Two gaps in studying high‐fidelity imitation across diverse childhood ecologies

2024

Journal Article

Understanding cultural variation in cognition one child at a time

Bohn, Manuel, Fong, Frankie T. K., Pope-Caldwell, Sarah, Stengelin, Roman and Haun, Daniel B. M. (2024). Understanding cultural variation in cognition one child at a time. Nature Reviews Psychology, 3 (10), 641-643. doi: 10.1038/s44159-024-00351-8

Understanding cultural variation in cognition one child at a time

2023

Journal Article

Children's distinct drive to reproduce costly rituals

Zhao, Mingxuan, Fong, Frankie T. K., Whiten, Andrew and Nielsen, Mark (2023). Children's distinct drive to reproduce costly rituals. Child development, 95 (4), 1-11. doi: 10.1111/cdev.14061

Children's distinct drive to reproduce costly rituals

2023

Journal Article

Do children imitate even when it is costly? New insights from a novel task

Zhao, Mingxuan, Fong, Frankie T. K., Whiten, Andrew and Nielsen, Mark (2023). Do children imitate even when it is costly? New insights from a novel task. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 42 (1), 1-18. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12463

Do children imitate even when it is costly? New insights from a novel task

2023

Journal Article

I copy you as I believe you know about our culture: combining imitation and selective trust literatures

Fong, Frankie T. K., Nielsen, Mark and Corriveau, Kathleen H. (2023). I copy you as I believe you know about our culture: combining imitation and selective trust literatures. Infant and Child Development, 32 (5) e2453. doi: 10.1002/icd.2453

I copy you as I believe you know about our culture: combining imitation and selective trust literatures

2022

Journal Article

Revisiting an extant framework: Concerns about culture and task generalization

Fong, Frankie T. K., Nielsen, Mark and Legare, Cristine H. (2022). Revisiting an extant framework: Concerns about culture and task generalization. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 45 e257, 1-14. doi: 10.1017/s0140525x22001200

Revisiting an extant framework: Concerns about culture and task generalization

2021

Journal Article

The digital social partner: Preschool children display stronger imitative tendency in screen‐based than live learning

Fong, Frankie T. K., Imuta, Kana, Redshaw, Jonathan and Nielsen, Mark (2021). The digital social partner: Preschool children display stronger imitative tendency in screen‐based than live learning. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 3 (4) hbe2.280, 585-594. doi: 10.1002/hbe2.280

The digital social partner: Preschool children display stronger imitative tendency in screen‐based than live learning

2021

Journal Article

The man and the machine: Do children learn from and transmit tool-use knowledge acquired from a robot in ways that are comparable to a human model?

Fong, Frankie T.K., Sommer, Kristyn, Redshaw, Jonathan, Kang, Jemima and Nielsen, Mark (2021). The man and the machine: Do children learn from and transmit tool-use knowledge acquired from a robot in ways that are comparable to a human model?. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 208 105148, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2021.105148

The man and the machine: Do children learn from and transmit tool-use knowledge acquired from a robot in ways that are comparable to a human model?

2021

Journal Article

When efficiency attenuates imitation in preschool children

Fong, Frankie T. K., Imuta, Kana, Redshaw, Jonathan and Nielsen, Mark (2021). When efficiency attenuates imitation in preschool children. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 39 (2), 330-337. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12366

When efficiency attenuates imitation in preschool children

2021

Journal Article

A cross-cultural comparison: imitation of inefficient tool use in Australian and Malaysian preschool children

Fong, Frankie T. K., Redshaw, Jonathan and Nielsen, Mark (2021). A cross-cultural comparison: imitation of inefficient tool use in Australian and Malaysian preschool children. Journal of Cultural Cognitive Science, 5 (1), 37-47. doi: 10.1007/s41809-021-00077-6

A cross-cultural comparison: imitation of inefficient tool use in Australian and Malaysian preschool children

2020

Journal Article

Enhancing same‐gender imitation by highlighting gender norms in Chinese pre‐school children

Wang, Zhidan, Fong, Frankie T. K. and Meltzoff, Andrew N. (2020). Enhancing same‐gender imitation by highlighting gender norms in Chinese pre‐school children. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 39 (1) bjdp.12356, 133-152. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12356

Enhancing same‐gender imitation by highlighting gender norms in Chinese pre‐school children

2020

Journal Article

Interactive situations reveal more about children’s emotional knowledge

Fong, Frankie T. K., Mondloch, Catherine J. and Nelson, Nicole L. (2020). Interactive situations reveal more about children’s emotional knowledge. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 198 104879, 104879. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2020.104879

Interactive situations reveal more about children’s emotional knowledge

2025

Journal Article

Children use process of elimination to associate a novel expression with a novel cause

Fong, Frankie T.K., Thong, Carissa and Nelson, Nicole L. (2025). Children use process of elimination to associate a novel expression with a novel cause. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 253 106205, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2025.106205

Children use process of elimination to associate a novel expression with a novel cause

2024

Journal Article

At what age can children initiate and execute a mutually beneficial exchange?

Fong, Frankie T K, Kirkland, Kelly, Puah, Ee Liz and Jang, Daisung (2024). At what age can children initiate and execute a mutually beneficial exchange?. Developmental Psychology, 61 (2), 269-278. doi: 10.1037/dev0001773

At what age can children initiate and execute a mutually beneficial exchange?

2024

Journal Article

The role of conventionality and design in children’s function judgments about malfunctioning artifacts

Fong, Frankie T.K., Puebla, Guillermo and Nielsen, Mark (2024). The role of conventionality and design in children’s function judgments about malfunctioning artifacts. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 240 105835, 105835. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2023.105835

The role of conventionality and design in children’s function judgments about malfunctioning artifacts

2024

Journal Article

Responsible Research is also concerned with generalizability: Recognizing efforts to reflect upon and increase generalizability in hiring and promotion decisions in psychology

Stengelin, Roman, Bohn, Manuel, Sánchez-Amaro, Alejandro, Haun, Daniel, Thiele, Maleen, Daum, Moritz, Felsche, Elisa, Fong, Frankie, Gampe, Anja, Giner Torréns, Marta, Grueneisen, Sebastian, Hardecker, David, Horn, Lisa, Neldner, Karri, Pope-Caldwell, Sarah and Schuhmacher, Nils (2024). Responsible Research is also concerned with generalizability: Recognizing efforts to reflect upon and increase generalizability in hiring and promotion decisions in psychology. Meta-Psychology, 8, 1-6. doi: 10.15626/mp.2023.3695

Responsible Research is also concerned with generalizability: Recognizing efforts to reflect upon and increase generalizability in hiring and promotion decisions in psychology

2023

Journal Article

Quantifying quality: The impact of measures of school quality on children's academic achievement across diverse societies

Rawlings, Bruce S, Davis, Helen Elizabeth, Anum, Adote, Burger, Oskar, Chen, Lydia, Morales, Juliet Carolina Castro, Dutra, Natalia, Dzabatou, Ardain, Dzokoto, Vivian, Erut, Alejandro, Fong, Frankie T K, Ghelardi, Sabrina, Goldwater, Micah, Ingram, Gordon, Messer, Emily, Kingsford, Jessica, Lew-Levy, Sheina, Mendez, Kimberley, Newhouse, Morgan, Nielsen, Mark, Pamei, Gairan, Pope-Caldwell, Sarah, Ramos, Karlos, Rojas, Luis Emilio Echeverria, Dos Santos, Renan A C, Silveira, Lara G S, Watzek, Julia, Wirth, Ciara and Legare, Cristine H (2023). Quantifying quality: The impact of measures of school quality on children's academic achievement across diverse societies. Developmental Science, 27 (5) e13434, 1-17. doi: 10.1111/desc.13434

Quantifying quality: The impact of measures of school quality on children's academic achievement across diverse societies

2022

Journal Article

Developing Cross-Cultural Data Infrastructures (CCDIs) for research in cognitive and behavioral sciences

Burger, Oskar, Chen, Lydia, Erut, Alejandro, Fong, Frankie T. K., Rawlings, Bruce and Legare, Cristine H. (2022). Developing Cross-Cultural Data Infrastructures (CCDIs) for research in cognitive and behavioral sciences. Review of Philosophy and Psychology, 14 (2), 1-21. doi: 10.1007/s13164-022-00635-z

Developing Cross-Cultural Data Infrastructures (CCDIs) for research in cognitive and behavioral sciences

2022

Journal Article

Examining relations between performance on non-verbal executive function and verbal self-regulation tasks in demographically-diverse populations

Dutra, Natália B., Chen, Lydia, Anum, Adote, Burger, Oskar, Davis, Helen E., Dzokoto, Vivian A., Fong, Frankie T. K., Ghelardi, Sabrina, Mendez, Kimberly, Messer, Emily J. E., Newhouse, Morgan, Nielsen, Mark G., Ramos, Karlos, Rawlings, Bruce, Dos Santos, Renan A. C., Silveira, Lara G. S., Tucker-Drob, Elliot M. and Legare, Cristine H. (2022). Examining relations between performance on non-verbal executive function and verbal self-regulation tasks in demographically-diverse populations. Developmental Science, 25 (5) e13228, e13228. doi: 10.1111/desc.13228

Examining relations between performance on non-verbal executive function and verbal self-regulation tasks in demographically-diverse populations

2020

Journal Article

Relationship between SES and preschoolers’ sociality: the mediating effect of household screen media experience

Xie, Linghao, Wang, Zhidan, Yu, Zhou and Fong, Frankie T. K. (2020). Relationship between SES and preschoolers’ sociality: the mediating effect of household screen media experience. Early Child Development and Care, 192 (7), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/03004430.2020.1838498

Relationship between SES and preschoolers’ sociality: the mediating effect of household screen media experience