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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 cdep.12543. 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

2024

Book Chapter

Schools as cultural reproduction devices

Fong, Frankie T. K., Erut, Alejandro and Legare, Cristine H. (2024). Schools as cultural reproduction devices. The Oxford handbook of cultural evolution. (pp. 1-18) edited by Jamshid J. Tehrani, Jeremy Kendal and Rachel Kendal. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198869252.013.75

Schools as cultural reproduction devices

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

2021

Book Chapter

Social learning from media: the need for a culturally diachronic developmental psychology

Nielsen, Mark, Fong, Frankie T. K. and Whiten, Andrew (2021). Social learning from media: the need for a culturally diachronic developmental psychology. Advances in Child Development and Behavior. (pp. 317-334) edited by Jeffrey J. Lockman. San Diego, CA, USA: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/bs.acdb.2021.04.001

Social learning from media: the need for a culturally diachronic developmental psychology

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

Working across religions, cultures, settings, and development: Protocol for wave 2 data collection with children and parents by the developing belief network

Williams-Gant, Allison J, Weisman, Kara, Amin, Tamer G, Ghossainy, Maliki E, Soueidan, Ghadir, Nissel, Jenny, Kenderla, Praveen, Abdel-Hak, Marwa, Anggoro, Florencia K, Bangayan, Samantha, Burdett, Emily R R, Chau, Emily, Chen, Eva E, Chua, Jallene, Coetzee, Lezanie, Coley, John D, Dahl, Audun, Dautel, Jocelyn B, Davis, Elizabeth L, Davis, Helen Elizabeth, DeLeon, Adine, Diesendruck, Gil, Evans, Denise, Feeney, Aidan, Fong, Frankie T K, Foo, Xuqing, Garcia, Alison, Gonzalez-Rubio, Isabela, Guerrero Galaz, Elena ... Developing Belief Network (2025). Working across religions, cultures, settings, and development: Protocol for wave 2 data collection with children and parents by the developing belief network. PLoS One, 20 (9) e0330727, 1-33. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0330727

Working across religions, cultures, settings, and development: Protocol for wave 2 data collection with children and parents by the developing belief network

2025

Journal Article

Children's imitation of costly rituals: Insights into early cultural learning

Zhao, Mingxuan, Fong, Frankie T.K., Whiten, Andrew and Nielsen, Mark (2025). Children's imitation of costly rituals: Insights into early cultural learning. Evolution and Human Behavior, 46 (4) 106706, 106706. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2025.106706

Children's imitation of costly rituals: Insights into early cultural learning

2025

Journal Article

Open Science in the Developing World: A Collection of Practical Guides for Researchers in Developing Countries

Chuan-Peng, Hu, Xu, Zhiqi, Lazić, Aleksandra, Bhattacharya, Piyali, Seda, Leonardo, Hossain, Samiul, Jeftić, Alma, Özdoğru, Asil Ali, Amaral, Olavo B., Miljković, Nadica, Ilchovska, Zlatomira G., Lazarevic, Ljiljana B., Bao, Han Wu Shuang, Ghodke, Nikita, Moreau, David, Elsherif, Mahmoud, C., Chinchu, Ghai, Sakshi, Carneiro, Clarissa F. D., Purić, Danka, Wang, Yin, Zaneva, Mirela, Vilanova, Felipe, Žeželj, Iris, Vučkovac, Obrad, Heshmati, Saida, Kulkarni, Pooja, Corral-Frías, Nadia Saraí, García-Castro, Juan Diego ... Azevedo, Flavio (2025). Open Science in the Developing World: A Collection of Practical Guides for Researchers in Developing Countries. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 8 (3) 25152459251357565. doi: 10.1177/25152459251357565

Open Science in the Developing World: A Collection of Practical Guides for Researchers in Developing Countries

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