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Parents Scaffold Flexible Imitation During Early Childhood (PDF)

J.M. Clegg and C.H. Legare (2017). Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 153, 1-14. DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2016.08.004.

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Year: 2017, Sector: Child DevelopmentScienceSitesJune 21, 2021Ritual Community and Conflict
Does the Body Survive Death? Cultural Variation in Beliefs About Life Everlasting (PDF)

R.E. Watson-Jones, J.T.A. Busch, P.L. Harris, and C.H. Legare (2017). Cognitive Science, 41, 455–476.

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Year: 2017, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 21, 2021The Coexistence of Scientific and Religious Explanations Across Cultures and Development
The Coexistence of Natural and Supernatural Explanations Within and Across Domains and Development (PDF)

J.T.A. Busch, R.E. Watson-Jones, and C.H. Legare. (2016). British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 35, 4-20. DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.12164.

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Sector: Cognitive Science, Year: 2016ScienceSitesJune 21, 2021The Coexistence of Scientific and Religious Explanations Across Cultures and Development
Ritual (PDF)

C.H. Legare, N.J. Wen, and R.E. Watson-Jones (2016). In M.H. Bornstein (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

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Year: 2016, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 21, 2021
Ritual Wellbeing: A Simplified Model (PDF)

A.K. Willard and C.H. Legare (2016). Religion, Brain & Behavior, 7:3, 262-265. 1-4. DOI: 10.1080/2153599X.2016.1156563

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Year: 2016, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 21, 2021
A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Children’s Imitative Flexibility (PDF)

J.M. Clegg and C.H. Legare (2016). Developmental Psychology, 52(9), 1435-1444. DOI: 10.1037/dev0000131

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Year: 2016, Sector: Child Development, Sector: EducationScienceSitesJune 21, 2021Ritual Community and Conflict
Cultural Variation in Triadic Infant-Caregiver Object Exploration (PDF)

E.E. Little, L.J. Carver, and C.H. Legare (2016). Child Development. 87(4), 1130-1145. DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12513

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Year: 2016, Sector: Child DevelopmentScienceSitesJune 21, 2021The Coexistence of Scientific and Religious Explanations Across Cultures and Development, Ritual Community and Conflict
Young Children Revise Explanations in Response to New Evidence (PDF)

C.H. Legare, C. Schult, M. Impola, and A.L. Souza (2016). Cognitive Development, 39, 45-56. DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2016.03.003

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Year: 2016, Sector: Child Development, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 21, 2021
The Functions of Ritual in Social Groups (PDF)

R.E. Watson-Jones and C.H. Legare (2016). The Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 39, e26. DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X15000564

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Year: 2016, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 21, 2021
The Ontogeny of Cultural Learning (PDF)

C.H. Legare and P.L. Harris (2016). Child Development, 87(3), 633-642. DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12542

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Year: 2016, Sector: Child Development, Sector: Cognitive Science, Sector: EducationScienceSitesJune 21, 2021Ritual Community and Conflict
Culture and Cognition (book chapter) [PDF]

R.E. Watson-Jones and C.H. Legare (2016). In H. L. Miller, Jr. (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Theory in Psychology. (Vol. 1; pp. 207-210). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publishers.

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Year: 2016, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 21, 2021
A Cognitive Psychological Account of Reasoning About Ritual Efficacy (book chapter) [PDF]

C.H. Legare, R.E. Watson-Jones, and A.L. Souza (2016). In H. De Cruz & R. Nichols (Eds.), Advances in Religion, Cognitive Science, and Experimental Philosophy. London, UK: Continuum International Publishing Group. (pp. 85-102).

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Year: 2016, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 21, 2021
The Social Functions of Group Rituals (PDF)

R.E. Watson-Jones and C.H. Legare (2016). Current Directions in Psychological Science, 25, 42-46. DOI: 10.1177/0963721415618486

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Year: 2016, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 21, 2021Ritual Community and Conflict
In-Group Ostracism Increases High Fidelity Imitation in Early Childhood (PDF)

R. Watson-Jones, H. Whitehouse, and C.H. Legare (2016). Psychological Science, 27(1), 34-42.

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Year: 2016, Sector: Child DevelopmentScienceSitesJune 21, 2021Ritual Community and Conflict
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.

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Year: 2016, Sector: Child DevelopmentScienceSitesJune 21, 2021Ritual Community and Conflict
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.

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Year: 2016, Sector: Child DevelopmentScienceSitesJune 21, 2021Ritual Community and Conflict
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.

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Year: 2016, Sector: Child Development, Sector: Cognitive Science, Sector: EducationScienceSitesJune 21, 2021
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.

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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.

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Year: 2015, Sector: Child Development, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 18, 2021Ritual Community and Conflict
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.

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Year: 2015, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 18, 2021The Coexistence of Scientific and Religious Explanations Across Cultures and Development
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Population Research Center
The University of Texas at Austin

 
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