The Yellow Lab is recruiting participants to take part in an in-person study this summer! We are recruiting both adults and children (ages 9-12) to join us on campus in our lab to participate in our study that is aiming to learn more about how people think about numbers. The visit lasts about 30 minutes … Read more

Hello from the Yellow Lab! Since returning to fully in-person research after the pandemic, the Yellow Lab has some long-overdue updates about what we’ve been doing over the past couple of years. Below are some recent photos of the lab taken in Fall 2023 and Spring 2024. Yellow Lab at the 2022 Psychonomic Society Conference … Read more

A new online study for kids ages 8-11 is up & running now! Parents are needed at the beginning and end, and no appointment is needed – it can be completed at your own convenience, and eligible kids can receive a $5 gift card. Please share with any potentially interested families! Here’s the link to … Read more

Thank you to the Yellow Lab undergraduate research assistants who have done great work this summer! Also, a huge congratulations to our lab coordinator, Katie Williams, who will be starting a Ph.D. program at the University of Texas at Austin, and a warm welcome to our new lab members, Dr. Sierra Eisen (a new postdoctoral … Read more

In light of developments regarding COVID-19, the Cognitive Development Labs have suspended all in-person research activities. We will continue to monitor the rapidly changing situation and follow the University’s recommendations. Check back here or find us on Facebook for updates as they happen during this unusual time. We are incredibly grateful to the community and to … Read more

The Cognitive Development Labs presented two posters at the 2019 CDS Biennial meeting held October 17th – 19th in Louisville, Kentucky. The labs were represented by Yellow Lab Members Sophie Charles ’20, lab alum Kerry Brew (BA ’18, MA ’19), lab coordinator Katherine Williams, former lab coordinator Alexandra Zax, and lab director Professor Hilary Barth. … Read more

Dr. Hilary Barth and Dr. Andrea Patalano, faculty members in the Psychology Department, have received a major collaborative grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support a new collaborative research project on numerical cognition. The grant will support behavioral research studies on children’s and adults’ understanding of, and judgments about, number and quantity. Read … Read more

Many congratulations to our senior lab members who graduated just a few weeks ago! We are so proud of their hard work and growth & they will be dearly missed. Congratulations to the class of 2019! Graduating seniors from the Blue Lab: Kaila Scott ’19 & Rebecca Houston-Reed ’19 Graduating Seniors from the Yellow Lab: … Read more