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2016

Journal Article

Theory of mind and prosocial behavior in childhood: a meta-analytic review

Imuta, Kana, Henry, Julie D., Slaughter, Virginia, Selcuk, Bilge and Ruffman, Ted (2016). Theory of mind and prosocial behavior in childhood: a meta-analytic review. Developmental Psychology, 52 (8), 1192-1205. doi: 10.1037/dev0000140

Theory of mind and prosocial behavior in childhood: a meta-analytic review

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

Direct experience with nature and the development of biological knowledge

Longbottom, Sarah E. and Slaughter, Virginia (2016). Direct experience with nature and the development of biological knowledge. Early Education and Development, 27 (8), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/10409289.2016.1169822

Direct experience with nature and the development of biological knowledge

2016

Journal Article

Cultural effects on mindreading

Perez-Zapata, Daniel, Slaughter, Virginia and Henry, Julie D. (2016). Cultural effects on mindreading. Cognition, 146, 410-414. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2015.10.018

Cultural effects on mindreading

2016

Journal Article

Peer social skills and theory of mind in children with autism, deafness, or typical development

Peterson, Candida, Slaughter, Virginia, Moore, Chris and Wellman, Henry M. (2016). Peer social skills and theory of mind in children with autism, deafness, or typical development. Developmental Psychology, 52 (1), 46-57. doi: 10.1037/a0039833

Peer social skills and theory of mind in children with autism, deafness, or typical development

2016

Conference Publication

Hand in hand: tools and techniques for understanding children's touch with a social robot

Hensby, Kristyn, Wiles, Janet, Boden, Marie, Heath, Scott, Nielsen, Mark, Pounds, Paul, Riddell, Joshua, Rogers, Kristopher, Rybak, Nikodem, Slaughter, Virginia, Smith, Michael, Taufatofua, Jonathon, Worthy, Peter and Weigel, Jason (2016). Hand in hand: tools and techniques for understanding children's touch with a social robot. 11th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI 2016, Christchurch, New Zealand, 7-10 March 2016. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/HRI.2016.7451794

Hand in hand: tools and techniques for understanding children's touch with a social robot

2015

Journal Article

Children with autism spectrum disorder are skilled at reading emotion body language

Peterson, Candida C., Slaughter, Virginia and Brownell, Celia (2015). Children with autism spectrum disorder are skilled at reading emotion body language. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 139, 35-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2015.04.012

Children with autism spectrum disorder are skilled at reading emotion body language

2015

Journal Article

Meta-analysis of theory of mind and peer popularity in the preschool and early school years

Slaughter, Virginia, Imuta, Kana, Peterson, Candida C. and Henry, Julie D. (2015). Meta-analysis of theory of mind and peer popularity in the preschool and early school years. Child Development, 86 (4), 1159-1174. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12372

Meta-analysis of theory of mind and peer popularity in the preschool and early school years

2015

Journal Article

Theory of Mind in Infants and Young Children: A Review

Slaughter, Virginia (2015). Theory of Mind in Infants and Young Children: A Review. Australian Psychologist, 50 (3), 169-172. doi: 10.1111/ap.12080

Theory of Mind in Infants and Young Children: A Review

2015

Journal Article

Animals may act as social buffers: Skin conductance arousal in children with autism spectrum disorder in a social context

O'Haire, Marguerite E, Mckenzie, Samantha J, Beck, Alan M and Slaughter, Virginia (2015). Animals may act as social buffers: Skin conductance arousal in children with autism spectrum disorder in a social context. Developmental Psychobiology, 57 (5), 584-595. doi: 10.1002/dev.21310

Animals may act as social buffers: Skin conductance arousal in children with autism spectrum disorder in a social context

2015

Journal Article

Friends, friendlessness, and the social consequences of gaining a theory of mind

Fink, Elian, Begeer, Sander, Peterson, Candida C., Slaughter, Virginia and de Rosnay, Marc (2015). Friends, friendlessness, and the social consequences of gaining a theory of mind. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 33 (1), 27-30. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12080

Friends, friendlessness, and the social consequences of gaining a theory of mind

2015

Journal Article

Prem Baby Triple P: a randomised controlled trial of enhanced parenting capacity to improve developmental outcomes in preterm infants

Colditz, Paul, Sanders, Matthew R., Boyd, Roslyn, Pritchard, Margo, Gray, Peter, O'Callaghan, Michael J., Slaughter, Virginia, Whittingham, Koa, O'Rourke, Peter, Winter, Leanne, Evans, Tracey, Herd, Michael, Ahern, Jessica and Jardine, Luke (2015). Prem Baby Triple P: a randomised controlled trial of enhanced parenting capacity to improve developmental outcomes in preterm infants. BMC Pediatrics, 15 (1) 15, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s12887-015-0331-x

Prem Baby Triple P: a randomised controlled trial of enhanced parenting capacity to improve developmental outcomes in preterm infants

2015

Journal Article

What do we know about implicit false-belief tracking?

Schneider, Dana, Slaughter, Virginia P. and Dux, Paul E. (2015). What do we know about implicit false-belief tracking?. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 22 (1), 1-12. doi: 10.3758/s13423-014-0644-z

What do we know about implicit false-belief tracking?

2015

Conference Publication

Comparison of Japanese and Australian adults in theory of mind: Investigating the use of subject and mental state language

Toyama, Kaoru, Imuta, Kana, Slaughter, Virginia, Kitazaki, Michiteru and Itakura, Shoji (2015). Comparison of Japanese and Australian adults in theory of mind: Investigating the use of subject and mental state language. IEICE, Shodoshima, Japan, 30-31 January 2015.

Comparison of Japanese and Australian adults in theory of mind: Investigating the use of subject and mental state language

2014

Journal Article

Cultural Variations in the Development of Mind Reading

Slaughter, Virginia and Perez-Zapata, Daniel (2014). Cultural Variations in the Development of Mind Reading. Child Development Perspectives, 8 (4), 237-241. doi: 10.1111/cdep.12091

Cultural Variations in the Development of Mind Reading

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

Implicit false-belief processing in the human brain

Schneider, Dana, Slaughter, Virginia P., Becker, Stefanie I. and Dux, Paul E. (2014). Implicit false-belief processing in the human brain. NeuroImage, 101, 268-275. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.07.014

Implicit false-belief processing in the human brain

2014

Journal Article

Social behaviors increase more when children with ASD are imitated by their mother vs. an unfamiliar adult

Slaughter, Virginia and Ong, Su Sen (2014). Social behaviors increase more when children with ASD are imitated by their mother vs. an unfamiliar adult. Autism Research, 7 (5), 582-589. doi: 10.1002/aur.1392

Social behaviors increase more when children with ASD are imitated by their mother vs. an unfamiliar adult

2014

Journal Article

Friendlessness and theory of mind: a prospective longitudinal study

Fink, Elian, Begeer, Sander, Peterson, Candida C., Slaughter, Virginia and de Rosnay, Marc (2014). Friendlessness and theory of mind: a prospective longitudinal study. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 33 (1), 1-17. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12060

Friendlessness and theory of mind: a prospective longitudinal study

2014

Book Chapter

Changing your views: How understanding visual perception can lead to a new theory of the mind

Gopnik, Alison, Slaughter, Virginia and Meltzoff, Andrew (2014). Changing your views: How understanding visual perception can lead to a new theory of the mind. Children's Early Understanding of Mind: Origins and Development. (pp. 157-181) Taylor and Francis.

Changing your views: How understanding visual perception can lead to a new theory of the mind