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DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Children’s curiosity is one of the strongest predic
 tors of early learning outcomes. Despite the importance of curiosity in ea
 rly learning\, we know very little about the factors that shape curiosity 
 during the first five years of life\, when individual differences are firs
 t emerging. In this talk\, I will present two experiments that explore the
  developmental building blocks of curiosity and the factors that shape the
 m. The first experiment measures sources of individual differences in curi
 osity during infancy by exploring the social factors that predict infants
 ’ curiosity-driven behaviors\, both in the lab and in everyday contexts.
  The second experiment\, using an explore-exploit task with children from 
 the United States and Turkey\, tests whether an uncertainty-focused mindse
 t intervention (delivered via a joint book reading task) can boost childre
 n’s curiosity. Together\, this work will provide new insights into the s
 ocial influences on curiosity across early development.\n\nSpeaker: Kelsey
  Lucca is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Direc
 tor of the Emerging Minds Lab (emergingmindslab.org) at Arizona State Univ
 ersity. Her research investigates cognitive development during infancy and
  early childhood\, with a focus on the development of curiosity\, social c
 ognition\, communication\, and problem solving. She is a lead investigator
  on the international "ManyBabies" project (manybabies.github.io/) and co-
 director of the Early Childhood Cognition Research Group (childcognition.o
 rg). Dr. Lucca's research on early cognitive development and curiosity has
  been recognized by the Early Career Award from the Society of Research in
  Child Development\, as well as the National Science Foundation's CAREER A
 ward (FP 2047194)\, “Cultivating Curiosity to Promote Learning and Disco
 very”.
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LOCATION:UGA Center for Continuing Education\, T & U
SUMMARY:Social Influences on Curiosity in Infancy & Early Childhood
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.uga.edu/event/social_influences_on_curiosity
 _in_infancy_early_childhood
CATEGORIES:Lectures and Discussions
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