Leonard Learning Lab
@LeonardLearnLab
Leonard Learning Lab at Yale Psychology. We study children’s motivation and learning.
Loved doing this more personal interview about my research! Read it to find out how my sister sparked my interest in psychology and to learn more about recent work in the lab
“I have found that children learn how hard to try from watching and listening to the adults around them.” @julia_a_leonard on ways to encourage children to persist and problem-solve on their own. #Motivation #Persistence #EdChat @LeonardLearnLab bold.expert/the-cognitive-…
Our lab is hiring a part-time Philadelphia-based research assistant to help with data collection at our partner museum! This is a great opportunity for those interested in applying to jobs/programs in dev psych! For more info, see: learninglab.yale.edu/philly-app
Check out this new work from the lab!
Here is a 4-year-old predicting instant and continuous success on a novel bean bag task. This is characteristic of young children’s optimism. Do little kids just not understand that mastery usually takes practice? New paper thread! tinyurl.com/53wv62tx 1/6
The lab loved sharing their work, meeting new people, and learning about new science at #CogSci2024
Come check out the lab's work at #CogSci2024
Check out this new work from the lab showing that pointing out learning opportunities causes parents to step back and provide children with more autonomy. Bonus fun - this study involved watching many 4-year-olds dress up in hockey gear 🏒 😜
Persistence is crucial for kids’ development, but parents often take over & solve problems for them. What can help parents step back? New paper w/ @Mika_Asaba, Lynn Hu, @julia_a_leonard shows pointing out learning opportunities reduces over-parenting! tinyurl.com/TOprp 1/5
Come check out our lab's new research at CDS! ✨
"We know that kids are all different from each other and maybe one of our goals should be to embrace that a little bit more." In this clip, @julia_a_leonard discusses why we should embrace different types of learning and different types of learners. Learn more below ⬇️
New work from the lab by @flora_xy_zhang showing that people accurately predict the shape of skill learning curves!
Imagine you are about to learn a new skill, like darts🎯. Do you think you could accurately predict your learning curve? With @smickdougle and @julia_a_leonard, we find that you can! New preprint: osf.io/preprints/psya…
Dev Area at Yale had some excellent psychological phenomena Halloween costumes...I spy Sally and Anne, wire mother/mesh mother, a marshmallow...what do you see?
