Ritual Increases Children’s Affiliation With In-Group Members (PDF)

N. Wen, P.A. Herrmann, and C.H. Legare (2016). Evolution and Human Behavior, 37, 54–60.

Instrumental and Conventional Interpretations of Behavior Are Associated With Distinct Outcomes in Early Childhood (PDF)

Jennifer M. Clegg and C.H. Legare (2016). Child Development,87(2), 527-542. DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12472.

Examining the Development of Scientific Reasoning in Context: A Museum and Laboratory Partnership (book chapter) [PDF]

C.H. Legare, R. Gose, and C. Guess (2016). In J. Jipson & D. Sobel (Eds.), Relating Research and Practice: Cognitive Development in Museum Settings. (pp. 138.148). New York: Psychology Press.

The Evolution and Ontogeny of Ritual (book chapter) [PDF]

C.H. Legare and R.E. Watson-Jones (2015). In D. M. Buss (Ed.), The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology (pp. 829-847). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons.

Year: 2015, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 21, 2021

Imitation and Innovation: The Dual Engines of Cultural Learning (PDF)

C.H. Legare and M. Nielsen (2015). Feature article in Trends in Cognitive Sciences (TICS), 19, 688-699.

Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Explanatory Coexistence (PDF)

R. Watson-Jones, J.A. Busch, and C.H. Legare (2015). Topics in Cognitive Science, 7, 611–623.

The Development of Children's Causal Explanations (book chapter) [PDF]

C.H. Legare and J.M. Clegg (2015). In S. Robson and S. Quinn (Eds.), Routledge International Handbook on Young Children's Thinking and Understanding (pp. 65-74). Routledge.

Year: 2015, Sector: Child Development, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 18, 2021

Imitative Flexibility and the Development of Cultural Learning (PDF)

C.H. Legare, N.J. Wen, P.A. Herrmann, and H. Whitehouse (2015). Cognition, 142, 351-361.

The Effects of Ritual on Social Group Cognition (PDF)

C.H. Legare and N.J. Wen (2014). ISSBD Bulletin, 66(2), 9-12.

Year: 2014, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 18, 2021

Explaining Prompts Children to Privilege Inductively Rich Properties (PDF)

C. Walker, T. Lombrozo, C.H. Legare, and A. Gopnik (2014). Cognition, 133, 343-357.

Year: 2014, Sector: Child Development, Sector: EducationScienceSitesJune 18, 2021

A Meaning-Based Approach to Humility: Relationship Affirmation Reduces Worldview Defense (PDF)

D.R. Van Tongeren, J.D. Green, T.L. Hulsey, C.H. Legare, D.G. Bromley, and A.M. Houtman (2014). Journal of Psychology & Theology, 42, 62-69.

Year: 2014, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 18, 2021

Causal Learning in Children (PDF)

D.M. Sobel and C.H. Legare (2014). WIREs Cognitive Science. DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1291.

Selective Effects of Explanation on Learning During Early Childhood (PDF)

C.H. Legare and T. Lombrozo (2014). Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 126, 198-212.

Year: 2014, Sector: Child Development, Sector: EducationScienceSitesJune 18, 2021

The Contributions of Explanation and Exploration to Children’s Scientific Reasoning (PDF)

C.H. Legare (2014). Child Development Perspectives, 8, 101-106.

Task-Specific Effects of Ostracism on Imitative Fidelity in Early Childhood (PDF)

R.E. Watson-Jones, C.H. Legare, H. Whitehouse, and J.M. Clegg (2014). Evolution and Human Behavior, 35, 204-210.

Year: 2014, Sector: Child DevelopmentScienceSitesJune 18, 2021

Searching for Control: Priming Randomness Increases the Evaluation of Ritual Efficacy (PDF)

C.H. Legare and A. Souza (2014). Cognitive Science, 38, 152-161.

Year: 2014, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 18, 2021

Examining Explanatory Biases in Young Children’s Biological Reasoning (PDF)

C.H. Legare and S.A. Gelman (2014). Journal of Cognition and Development, 15, 287-303.

Stick to the Script: The Effect of Witnessing Multiple Actors on Children’s Imitation (PDF)

P.A. Herrmann, C.H. Legare, P.L. Harris, and H. Whitehouse (2013). Cognition, 129, 536-543.

Year: 2013, Sector: Child DevelopmentScienceSitesJune 18, 2021

Social Cognitive Development: Learning From Others (book chapter) [PDF]

G.D. Heyman and C.H. Legare (2013). In D. E. Carlston (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Social Cognition. (pp. 749-766). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Examining Biological Explanations in Chinese Preschool Children: A Cross-Cultural Comparison (PDF)

C.H. Legare, L. Zhu, and H. Wellman (2013). Journal of Cognition and Culture, 13, 67-93.

Year: 2013, Sector: Child Development, Sector: EducationScienceSitesJune 18, 2021

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