The Cognitive Development Society (CDS)
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📣📣 A recent paper by Ariadne Brandt et al. in JCD:
"Latent Profiles of Executive Functioning Predict Adolescent Styles of Social Information Processing"
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"Latent Profiles of Executive Functioning Predict Adolescent Styles of Social Information Processing"
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Latent Profiles of Executive Functioning Predict Adolescent Styles of Social Information Processing
Social information processing (SIP) describes a cycle of cognitive/behavioral steps required to evaluate and respond in social situations. SIP, along with executive functioning (EF) and theory of m...
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January 23, 2026 at 1:57 PM
📣📣 A recent paper by Ariadne Brandt et al. in JCD:
"Latent Profiles of Executive Functioning Predict Adolescent Styles of Social Information Processing"
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"Latent Profiles of Executive Functioning Predict Adolescent Styles of Social Information Processing"
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The Journal of Cognition and Development, the official journal of the Cognitive Development Society, is seeking nominations for the Editor-in-Chief, with the term to begin on July 1, 2026.
Application materials are due February 16.
For more information, visit: cogdevsoc.org/journal/
Application materials are due February 16.
For more information, visit: cogdevsoc.org/journal/
Journal - CDS
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January 20, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The Journal of Cognition and Development, the official journal of the Cognitive Development Society, is seeking nominations for the Editor-in-Chief, with the term to begin on July 1, 2026.
Application materials are due February 16.
For more information, visit: cogdevsoc.org/journal/
Application materials are due February 16.
For more information, visit: cogdevsoc.org/journal/
📣📣 A recent paper by Ruoyuan Yan et al. in JCD:
"Regional Disparities in Numerical Cognition: A Comparative Study of Chinese First-Graders from East and West"
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"Regional Disparities in Numerical Cognition: A Comparative Study of Chinese First-Graders from East and West"
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Regional Disparities in Numerical Cognition: A Comparative Study of Chinese First-Graders from East and West
This study explored regional disparities in numerical cognition among Chinese first-graders (aged 6–8 years, mean age 7 years old), comparing non-symbolic quantity and area perception abilities bet...
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January 19, 2026 at 8:49 PM
📣📣 A recent paper by Ruoyuan Yan et al. in JCD:
"Regional Disparities in Numerical Cognition: A Comparative Study of Chinese First-Graders from East and West"
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"Regional Disparities in Numerical Cognition: A Comparative Study of Chinese First-Graders from East and West"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📣📣 A recent paper by Erping Xiao et al. in JCD:
Sharing, Helping, and Cooperating: Young Children’s Prosocial Preferences for Individuals with Varying Wealth Statuses
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Sharing, Helping, and Cooperating: Young Children’s Prosocial Preferences for Individuals with Varying Wealth Statuses
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Sharing, Helping, and Cooperating: Young Children’s Prosocial Preferences for Individuals with Varying Wealth Statuses
The prosocial preferences of Chinese young children for individuals with varying wealth statuses were examined in the present study, focusing on their willingness to share, help, and cooperate with...
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January 13, 2026 at 6:45 AM
📣📣 A recent paper by Erping Xiao et al. in JCD:
Sharing, Helping, and Cooperating: Young Children’s Prosocial Preferences for Individuals with Varying Wealth Statuses
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Sharing, Helping, and Cooperating: Young Children’s Prosocial Preferences for Individuals with Varying Wealth Statuses
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Happy New Year!
Poster submissions for CDS 2026 are due by Thursday, January 8th.
Poster submissions for CDS 2026 are due by Thursday, January 8th.
A reminder: poster submissions for CDS 2026 are due by January 8, 2026.
For more information, please view our website:
cogdevsoc.org/submissions/
For more information, please view our website:
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January 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Happy New Year!
Poster submissions for CDS 2026 are due by Thursday, January 8th.
Poster submissions for CDS 2026 are due by Thursday, January 8th.
A reminder: poster submissions for CDS 2026 are due by January 8, 2026.
For more information, please view our website:
cogdevsoc.org/submissions/
For more information, please view our website:
cogdevsoc.org/submissions/
December 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A reminder: poster submissions for CDS 2026 are due by January 8, 2026.
For more information, please view our website:
cogdevsoc.org/submissions/
For more information, please view our website:
cogdevsoc.org/submissions/
📣📣 A recent paper by Eva Michel et al. in JCD:
Intra- and Interindividual Stability of Inhibition Performance in Kindergarten Children
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Intra- and Interindividual Stability of Inhibition Performance in Kindergarten Children
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Intra- and Interindividual Stability of Inhibition Performance in Kindergarten Children
The present longitudinal microgenetic study examines the stability of inhibitory performance in German kindergarten children within one measurement (intraindividually) and across different measurem...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
📣📣 A recent paper by Eva Michel et al. in JCD:
Intra- and Interindividual Stability of Inhibition Performance in Kindergarten Children
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Intra- and Interindividual Stability of Inhibition Performance in Kindergarten Children
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📣📣 A recent paper by Michelle A. Hurst et al. in JCD:
"Children’s Interpretation of “Before” And “After” For Consecutive and Non-Consecutive Numbers and Events"
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"Children’s Interpretation of “Before” And “After” For Consecutive and Non-Consecutive Numbers and Events"
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November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
📣📣 A recent paper by Michelle A. Hurst et al. in JCD:
"Children’s Interpretation of “Before” And “After” For Consecutive and Non-Consecutive Numbers and Events"
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"Children’s Interpretation of “Before” And “After” For Consecutive and Non-Consecutive Numbers and Events"
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📣📣 A recent paper by Abigail Wolff et al. in JCD:
"Cultural Constructions of Parent–Child Spatial Interactions: Journal of Cognition and Development"
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"Cultural Constructions of Parent–Child Spatial Interactions: Journal of Cognition and Development"
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Cultural Constructions of Parent–Child Spatial Interactions
Cultural influences, such as a language’s reading direction and parents’ everyday interactions, can impact a child’s asymmetric mapping of information to the left and right sides of space. To deter...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
📣📣 A recent paper by Abigail Wolff et al. in JCD:
"Cultural Constructions of Parent–Child Spatial Interactions: Journal of Cognition and Development"
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"Cultural Constructions of Parent–Child Spatial Interactions: Journal of Cognition and Development"
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Poster submissions for CDS2026 are now open!
Submit your work for consideration at CDS 2026 in Montreal, Canada. Submissions are due by January 8, 2026.
For more information, please view our website:
cogdevsoc.org/submissions/
Submit your work for consideration at CDS 2026 in Montreal, Canada. Submissions are due by January 8, 2026.
For more information, please view our website:
cogdevsoc.org/submissions/
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Poster submissions for CDS2026 are now open!
Submit your work for consideration at CDS 2026 in Montreal, Canada. Submissions are due by January 8, 2026.
For more information, please view our website:
cogdevsoc.org/submissions/
Submit your work for consideration at CDS 2026 in Montreal, Canada. Submissions are due by January 8, 2026.
For more information, please view our website:
cogdevsoc.org/submissions/
📣📣 A recent paper by Léa Tân Combette et al. in JCD:
"Cats, Bats, and People: Cultivating Children’s Understanding of Genes and Trait Inheritance"
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"Cats, Bats, and People: Cultivating Children’s Understanding of Genes and Trait Inheritance"
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Cats, Bats, and People: Cultivating Children’s Understanding of Genes and Trait Inheritance
In the United States, children typically learn about genetics during adolescence, despite early misconceptions about parental resemblance. This study explores whether U.S. 7- and 8-year-olds can co...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
📣📣 A recent paper by Léa Tân Combette et al. in JCD:
"Cats, Bats, and People: Cultivating Children’s Understanding of Genes and Trait Inheritance"
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"Cats, Bats, and People: Cultivating Children’s Understanding of Genes and Trait Inheritance"
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📣📣 A recent paper by Aryn M. Vaughan & Sammy Perone in JCD:
"Higher Fearfulness in 4- to 6-Year-Old Children Related to Better Performance on an Emotional Than Neutral Stroop Task"
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"Higher Fearfulness in 4- to 6-Year-Old Children Related to Better Performance on an Emotional Than Neutral Stroop Task"
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Higher Fearfulness in 4- to 6-Year-Old Children Related to Better Performance on an Emotional Than Neutral Stroop Task
Executive function (EF) refers to processes involved in goal-directed behaviors. Good EF during early childhood is important for positive outcomes. However, little is known about how EF and tempera...
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October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📣📣 A recent paper by Aryn M. Vaughan & Sammy Perone in JCD:
"Higher Fearfulness in 4- to 6-Year-Old Children Related to Better Performance on an Emotional Than Neutral Stroop Task"
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"Higher Fearfulness in 4- to 6-Year-Old Children Related to Better Performance on an Emotional Than Neutral Stroop Task"
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A recent paper by Jessica A. Stern et al. in JCD:
"Environmental Moral Cognition in Children and Adults: Journal of Cognition and Development"
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"Environmental Moral Cognition in Children and Adults: Journal of Cognition and Development"
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October 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A recent paper by Jessica A. Stern et al. in JCD:
"Environmental Moral Cognition in Children and Adults: Journal of Cognition and Development"
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"Environmental Moral Cognition in Children and Adults: Journal of Cognition and Development"
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📣📣 A recent paper by Katharina Kaletsch & Ulf Liszkowski:
A Training Targeting Caregivers’ Responsiveness Promotes Index-Finger Pointing in 12-Month-Old Infants
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A Training Targeting Caregivers’ Responsiveness Promotes Index-Finger Pointing in 12-Month-Old Infants
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A Training Targeting Caregivers’ Responsiveness Promotes Index-Finger Pointing in 12-Month-Old Infants
Index-finger pointing is a critical milestone for language development, thus requiring an account of its emergence. Empirical evidence indicates a correlation between caregivers’ responsiveness and...
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October 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
📣📣 A recent paper by Katharina Kaletsch & Ulf Liszkowski:
A Training Targeting Caregivers’ Responsiveness Promotes Index-Finger Pointing in 12-Month-Old Infants
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A Training Targeting Caregivers’ Responsiveness Promotes Index-Finger Pointing in 12-Month-Old Infants
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📣📣 A recent paper by Marc Yangüez et al. in JCD:
"Development and Differentiation of Executive Function Structure"
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"Development and Differentiation of Executive Function Structure"
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Development and Differentiation of Executive Function Structure
This study explores the development of executive function (EF), focusing on inhibition, working memory (WM), and cognitive flexibility. The sample consisted of 294 children recruited in Swiss publi...
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September 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
📣📣 A recent paper by Marc Yangüez et al. in JCD:
"Development and Differentiation of Executive Function Structure"
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"Development and Differentiation of Executive Function Structure"
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📣📣 Check out the paper by Serena Lecce et al. in JCD:
"Do Conversations and Mental States Independently Influence Theory of Mind Development in Primary School Children?"
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"Do Conversations and Mental States Independently Influence Theory of Mind Development in Primary School Children?"
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Do Conversations and Mental States Independently Influence Theory of Mind Development in Primary School Children? A Training Study
This study aimed to disentangle the impact of group conversations and mental state content on children’s theory of mind (ToM) during middle childhood by independently manipulating these two factors...
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September 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
📣📣 Check out the paper by Serena Lecce et al. in JCD:
"Do Conversations and Mental States Independently Influence Theory of Mind Development in Primary School Children?"
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"Do Conversations and Mental States Independently Influence Theory of Mind Development in Primary School Children?"
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📣📣 Check out a recent work by Emily E. Stonehouse et al. in JCD:
"Familiar Magic Helps Children See That Fantastical Events Can Happen in Stories"
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"Familiar Magic Helps Children See That Fantastical Events Can Happen in Stories"
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Familiar Magic Helps Children See That Fantastical Events Can Happen in Stories
Young children often show a reality bias when thinking about fiction—they say that stories can include realistic events, while rejecting fantastical events. We sought to better understand this bias...
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September 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
📣📣 Check out a recent work by Emily E. Stonehouse et al. in JCD:
"Familiar Magic Helps Children See That Fantastical Events Can Happen in Stories"
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"Familiar Magic Helps Children See That Fantastical Events Can Happen in Stories"
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📣📣A recent work by Sydney Rossiter et al. in JCD:
Does Pretending Optimize Young Children’s Future-Oriented Decision-Making?
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Does Pretending Optimize Young Children’s Future-Oriented Decision-Making?
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Does Pretending Optimize Young Children’s Future-Oriented Decision-Making?
Preschoolers often make more optimal future-oriented decisions for another person than for themselves (i.e., other-over-self advantage). This advantage may reflect psychological distance from the s...
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September 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
📣📣A recent work by Sydney Rossiter et al. in JCD:
Does Pretending Optimize Young Children’s Future-Oriented Decision-Making?
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Does Pretending Optimize Young Children’s Future-Oriented Decision-Making?
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📣📣 A recent paper by Lesenia R. Fish & Arber Tasimi at JCD:
Planting the Seeds of Sustainability: The Promise of Dynamic Norms
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Planting the Seeds of Sustainability: The Promise of Dynamic Norms
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Planting the Seeds of Sustainability: The Promise of Dynamic Norms
Climate change poses an increasingly dangerous threat to human life, necessitating widespread behavior change to mitigate its effects. Thus, targeting children, whose habits and norms are still for...
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August 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
📣📣 A recent paper by Lesenia R. Fish & Arber Tasimi at JCD:
Planting the Seeds of Sustainability: The Promise of Dynamic Norms
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Planting the Seeds of Sustainability: The Promise of Dynamic Norms
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📣📣 A recent paper by Hawes et al. at JCD:
How Language Influences Thought: The Case of Multiplying Fractions
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How Language Influences Thought: The Case of Multiplying Fractions
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How Language Influences Thought: The Case of Multiplying Fractions
This study addresses the question of whether and how language influences mathematical cognition. Canadian students in Grades 4–7 (N = 348) were asked fraction multiplication questions in one of the...
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August 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
📣📣 A recent paper by Hawes et al. at JCD:
How Language Influences Thought: The Case of Multiplying Fractions
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How Language Influences Thought: The Case of Multiplying Fractions
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📣📣 A recent paper by Meghan C. Orman et al. in JCD:
Enjoyment, Empathy, and Environmental Behavior: A Study of Young Children’s Nature Connection in Iceland
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Enjoyment, Empathy, and Environmental Behavior: A Study of Young Children’s Nature Connection in Iceland
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Enjoyment, Empathy, and Environmental Behavior: A Study of Young Children’s Nature Connection in Iceland
Nature connection (NC) in early childhood is increasingly recognized as a potential pathway to the development of lifelong environmental values and behaviors – a pathway that may hold growing relev...
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August 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
📣📣 A recent paper by Meghan C. Orman et al. in JCD:
Enjoyment, Empathy, and Environmental Behavior: A Study of Young Children’s Nature Connection in Iceland
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Enjoyment, Empathy, and Environmental Behavior: A Study of Young Children’s Nature Connection in Iceland
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📣📣 A recent paper by Hande Ilgaz et al. in JCD:
"More Than Words: Maternal Mental State Talk as a Form of Dynamic Scaffolding Supporting Theory of Mind"
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"More Than Words: Maternal Mental State Talk as a Form of Dynamic Scaffolding Supporting Theory of Mind"
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More Than Words: Maternal Mental State Talk as a Form of Dynamic Scaffolding Supporting Theory of Mind
This study longitudinally investigated the relation between maternal mental state (MS) language when narrating a familiar wordless storybook and preschoolers’ theory of mind (ToM) abilities. Mother...
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July 31, 2025 at 12:30 AM
📣📣 A recent paper by Hande Ilgaz et al. in JCD:
"More Than Words: Maternal Mental State Talk as a Form of Dynamic Scaffolding Supporting Theory of Mind"
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"More Than Words: Maternal Mental State Talk as a Form of Dynamic Scaffolding Supporting Theory of Mind"
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📣📣 A recent article by Lizette Pizza & Roberto Posada in JCD:
How Human Exceptionalist Assumptions Impact Environmental Attitudes in Low Socioeconomic Urban Communities in Colombia
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How Human Exceptionalist Assumptions Impact Environmental Attitudes in Low Socioeconomic Urban Communities in Colombia
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July 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
📣📣 A recent article by Lizette Pizza & Roberto Posada in JCD:
How Human Exceptionalist Assumptions Impact Environmental Attitudes in Low Socioeconomic Urban Communities in Colombia
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How Human Exceptionalist Assumptions Impact Environmental Attitudes in Low Socioeconomic Urban Communities in Colombia
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📣📣 A recent article by Tal Waltzer et al.:
“What is Climate Change and What Can I Do About It?” A Survey and Educational Intervention with 10- to 13-Year-Olds
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“What is Climate Change and What Can I Do About It?” A Survey and Educational Intervention with 10- to 13-Year-Olds
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July 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
📣📣 A recent article by Tal Waltzer et al.:
“What is Climate Change and What Can I Do About It?” A Survey and Educational Intervention with 10- to 13-Year-Olds
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“What is Climate Change and What Can I Do About It?” A Survey and Educational Intervention with 10- to 13-Year-Olds
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📣📣 Check out a recent article published in JCD by Shaocong Ma & Paul L. Harris “Has the Climate Changed?”: How Education Shapes Beliefs in Emerging Scientific Phenomena
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“Has the Climate Changed?”: How Education Shapes Beliefs in Emerging Scientific Phenomena
Climate change poses global challenges to health and the economy, particularly affecting children’s well-being in developing countries. Despite overwhelming scientific evidence for the reality and ...
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July 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
📣📣 Check out a recent article published in JCD by Shaocong Ma & Paul L. Harris “Has the Climate Changed?”: How Education Shapes Beliefs in Emerging Scientific Phenomena
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