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Centre for Developing Minds
@centrefordevminds.bsky.social
Developmental Psychology Lab
🇨🇦 Peterborough, ON, Canada
📍Trent University
👩🏻‍🏫 Dr. Carolyn Baer
Devminds@trentu.ca
🌟 Meet Addie, our amazing research practicum student! 🌿

Now in her third year of Psychology, she is specializing in health and wellbeing psychology, psychological research methods, and data analysis, along with minoring in Sociology.

We are so excited to have her on the team this year!💫
September 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
✨ Meet Kailey, our brilliant Research Assistant! 📚

Currently in her second year of Social Work, she recently completed a BA (Honors) in Forensic Psychology, bringing a unique interdisciplinary perspective to the lab.

We are lucky to have her thoughtful, curious mind on the team! 💫
September 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
🧠 Meet Dr. Carolyn Baer, the Principal Investigator of the lab, and the newest member of the Trent University Psychology department!

Outside of research, Carolyn is a proud plant parent 🌿 and an avid LEGO builder, especially of LEGO plants 🧱🪴
September 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
🎉 Big News: The Centre for Developing Minds is officially launching at Trent University! 🧬🔬

We are building a team, setting up the lab, and excited to connect! 🚀
👉 Learn more: www.trentdevminds.ca
📍 Peterborough, Ontario
September 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Reposted by Centre for Developing Minds
Ever wondered if kids use words like 'um' in a meaningful way? New research led by Eloise West @ubcpsych.bsky.social suggests yes! Kids aged 5-8 used more fillers, hedges, and pauses when they were ultimately inaccurate.

With Lisa Yu and Darko Odic
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#devscisky
Do Young Children Use Verbal Disfluency as a Cue to Their Own Confidence?
Metacognitive reasoning is central to decision-making. For every decision, we can also judge our trust in that decision, or our level of confidence. The mechanisms and representations underlying reas...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Welcome to the Centre for Developing Minds at Algoma University, led by Dr. Carolyn Baer! 🎉

Our research explores how children navigate confusing information. We'll be conducting studies with school-aged children in and around Brampton and sharing research updates here!
February 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM