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Mika Asaba

@Mika_Asaba

researcher, fellow @ teaching lab studio
Boston, MA Joined January 2018
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Mika Asaba @Mika_Asaba
New preprint with @JessaStegall, Emily Hembacher, @mcxfrank, and @hyogweon: Young children infer the informativeness of others' praise.

osf.io/preprints/psya…

Adults give children a lot of praise, but do children always trust it?
osf.io Young children infer the informativeness of others' praise Praise is not only rewarding but also informative. It can provide children with information about their competence, especially when they are uncertain or unable to judge for themselves. Not all...
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Mika Asaba @Mika_Asaba
🌟 New paper out in @PNASNews 🌟

One of our basic concerns as humans is what others think about us.

@hyogweon and I went on a delightful journey to find that even young children can infer and manage what others think about them!

paper: pnas.org/doi/full/10.10…

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www.pnas.org Young children infer and manage what others think about them | PNAS We care about what others think of us and often try to present ourselves in a good light. What cognitive capacities underlie our ability to think (...