Nivi Mani
@nivimani.bsky.social
Developmental psychologist and psycholinguist rolled into one, with generous servings of mom of two added on.
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Do older siblings help or hinder language development? And does it matter if they’re sisters or brothers? In our new paper we revisit the "birth order effect"... and took it a step further! w/ @julienmayor.bsky.social, Nora Serres and Natalia Kartushina 🙌 🧵 1/ #DevSci #langsky #devpsy
<em>Child Development</em> | SRCD Journal | Wiley Online Library
Growing up with multiple siblings might negatively affect language development. This study examined the associations between birth order, sibling characteristics and parent-reported vocabulary size i....
doi.org
May 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Do older siblings help or hinder language development? And does it matter if they’re sisters or brothers? In our new paper we revisit the "birth order effect"... and took it a step further! w/ @julienmayor.bsky.social, Nora Serres and Natalia Kartushina 🙌 🧵 1/ #DevSci #langsky #devpsy
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Fully funded PhD on the "Origins of Infant Word Learning" @lancasteruni.bsky.social
Supervisor team: Jill Lany, Perrine Brusini, @alissaferry.bsky.social, & @gertwestermann.bsky.social
#PsycSci #DevPsyc #PhDSky #AcademicSky 🧪
Supervisor team: Jill Lany, Perrine Brusini, @alissaferry.bsky.social, & @gertwestermann.bsky.social
#PsycSci #DevPsyc #PhDSky #AcademicSky 🧪
PhD - Lancaster University
www.lancaster.ac.uk
April 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Fully funded PhD on the "Origins of Infant Word Learning" @lancasteruni.bsky.social
Supervisor team: Jill Lany, Perrine Brusini, @alissaferry.bsky.social, & @gertwestermann.bsky.social
#PsycSci #DevPsyc #PhDSky #AcademicSky 🧪
Supervisor team: Jill Lany, Perrine Brusini, @alissaferry.bsky.social, & @gertwestermann.bsky.social
#PsycSci #DevPsyc #PhDSky #AcademicSky 🧪
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How Do We Learn Language?
Ever wonder how babies learn language? We've got answers! Join us for a fascinating chat with Prof. Nivedita Mani @nivimani.bsky.social from Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, as we uncover the secrets of infant language acquisition.
🔗 youtu.be/M57a0VelgY8
Ever wonder how babies learn language? We've got answers! Join us for a fascinating chat with Prof. Nivedita Mani @nivimani.bsky.social from Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, as we uncover the secrets of infant language acquisition.
🔗 youtu.be/M57a0VelgY8
March 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
How Do We Learn Language?
Ever wonder how babies learn language? We've got answers! Join us for a fascinating chat with Prof. Nivedita Mani @nivimani.bsky.social from Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, as we uncover the secrets of infant language acquisition.
🔗 youtu.be/M57a0VelgY8
Ever wonder how babies learn language? We've got answers! Join us for a fascinating chat with Prof. Nivedita Mani @nivimani.bsky.social from Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, as we uncover the secrets of infant language acquisition.
🔗 youtu.be/M57a0VelgY8
So much fun talking to Svilen about the work going on in our lab. Great questions and a really engaging conversation.
How does a baby's inherently egocentric world drive their language learning?
In our next episode, we explore the fascinating world of infant language acquisition with Professor Nivedita Mani, Professor of Psychology of Language at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.
youtube.com/shorts/i8YVV...
In our next episode, we explore the fascinating world of infant language acquisition with Professor Nivedita Mani, Professor of Psychology of Language at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.
youtube.com/shorts/i8YVV...
The Egocentric Baby Brain
YouTube video by Neuroscience and Beyond
youtube.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
So much fun talking to Svilen about the work going on in our lab. Great questions and a really engaging conversation.
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To accompany all those Bluesky science/academia #starterpacks, how about we also share introductions to the literature of our different fields. I present here a handy guide to main types of papers in the language sciences (inspired by the amazing @xkcd.com).
#language #linguistics #science #academia
#language #linguistics #science #academia
November 13, 2024 at 8:28 PM
To accompany all those Bluesky science/academia #starterpacks, how about we also share introductions to the literature of our different fields. I present here a handy guide to main types of papers in the language sciences (inspired by the amazing @xkcd.com).
#language #linguistics #science #academia
#language #linguistics #science #academia
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New paper in #ProcB with @alexmesoudi.com, @jfbonnefon.bsky.social, @rmcelreath.bsky.social and Rob Boyd.
We investigate how social learning shapes the way we explore and show that it can even preserve useless theories! 🧵👇
We investigate how social learning shapes the way we explore and show that it can even preserve useless theories! 🧵👇
January 29, 2025 at 9:34 AM
New paper in #ProcB with @alexmesoudi.com, @jfbonnefon.bsky.social, @rmcelreath.bsky.social and Rob Boyd.
We investigate how social learning shapes the way we explore and show that it can even preserve useless theories! 🧵👇
We investigate how social learning shapes the way we explore and show that it can even preserve useless theories! 🧵👇
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Just published: our validated 23-item parent report measure of curiosity in infants 5-24 months of age (ITCQ), a single measure with subscales of sensory, investigative and interactive curiosity. With Elena Altmann, @marinabazhydai.bsky.social, Didar Karadag. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The Infant and Toddler Curiosity Questionnaire: A Validated Caregiver‐Report Measure of Curiosity in Children From 5 to 24 Months
Humans are curious. Especially children are known for their drive to explore and learn, which is crucial for developing in and navigating through our complex world. Naturally, some children may be mo...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Just published: our validated 23-item parent report measure of curiosity in infants 5-24 months of age (ITCQ), a single measure with subscales of sensory, investigative and interactive curiosity. With Elena Altmann, @marinabazhydai.bsky.social, Didar Karadag. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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New paper out with Alina Matzerath, Hyo Gweon and @nivimani.bsky.social 🥳🎄
Infants (6-15 months) followed the gaze of an adult, a 5-year-old child, and an 11-month-old infant. Thus, infants consider not only adults but also peers and young children as potentially interesting social partners👶
Infants (6-15 months) followed the gaze of an adult, a 5-year-old child, and an 11-month-old infant. Thus, infants consider not only adults but also peers and young children as potentially interesting social partners👶
Infants follow the gaze of same‐age peers, young children, and adults
Gaze following – infants’ orienting towards an object attended to by their social partner – has been linked to a range of socio-cognitive skills. Despite considerable research on when infants follow ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 10, 2024 at 6:47 PM
New paper out with Alina Matzerath, Hyo Gweon and @nivimani.bsky.social 🥳🎄
Infants (6-15 months) followed the gaze of an adult, a 5-year-old child, and an 11-month-old infant. Thus, infants consider not only adults but also peers and young children as potentially interesting social partners👶
Infants (6-15 months) followed the gaze of an adult, a 5-year-old child, and an 11-month-old infant. Thus, infants consider not only adults but also peers and young children as potentially interesting social partners👶
Our graduate school on Curiosity officially started this month and our Theory kick-off is all set to get us inspired, thinking and talking to one another. While the in-person events are for graduate school members only, you can sign up for the lectures online here: uni-goettingen.de/de/vorschau_...
Theory Kick-off Registration - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Webseiten der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
uni-goettingen.de
August 27, 2024 at 6:47 AM
Our graduate school on Curiosity officially started this month and our Theory kick-off is all set to get us inspired, thinking and talking to one another. While the in-person events are for graduate school members only, you can sign up for the lectures online here: uni-goettingen.de/de/vorschau_...
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It's time for another ScienceCampus Paper alert! This time, we have two papers coming from the lab of @nivimani.bsky.social together with Raji Madhavan and Martina De Eccher.
Weather is bad, so why not reading their newest research over a ☕.
s.gwdg.de/BntMNQ
s.gwdg.de/ZMsRwF
Weather is bad, so why not reading their newest research over a ☕.
s.gwdg.de/BntMNQ
s.gwdg.de/ZMsRwF
The quality of caregiver–child interaction is predicted by (caregivers’ perception of) their child’s interests | Royal Society Open Science
This current study examines the extent to which children’s interests and caregivers’
sensitivity to their children’s interests are associated with the quality of caregiver–child
interaction, and subse...
royalsocietypublishing.org
April 24, 2024 at 10:46 AM
It's time for another ScienceCampus Paper alert! This time, we have two papers coming from the lab of @nivimani.bsky.social together with Raji Madhavan and Martina De Eccher.
Weather is bad, so why not reading their newest research over a ☕.
s.gwdg.de/BntMNQ
s.gwdg.de/ZMsRwF
Weather is bad, so why not reading their newest research over a ☕.
s.gwdg.de/BntMNQ
s.gwdg.de/ZMsRwF
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Am Freitag (19.4.) startet Season 4 unserer beliebten chalk talk Reihe im Forum Wissen der Uni Göttingen. Wie immer Freitags ab 16:30, kostenlos und natürlich analog! Den Anfang macht Anne Schacht: Wer hat die Kontrolle über unser Lachen?
April 17, 2024 at 7:52 AM
Am Freitag (19.4.) startet Season 4 unserer beliebten chalk talk Reihe im Forum Wissen der Uni Göttingen. Wie immer Freitags ab 16:30, kostenlos und natürlich analog! Den Anfang macht Anne Schacht: Wer hat die Kontrolle über unser Lachen?
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New paper alert 🚨 Our study (Madhavan, Malem, Mundry, Ackermann, @nivimani.bsky.social) on the validity + convergence of diff. measures of children's interest in natural object categories finds no significant associations between most measures, suggesting a need for further research s.gwdg.de/mG5H4L
An examination of measures of young children's interest in natural object categories
Developmental research utilizes various different methodologies and measures to study the cognitive development of young children; however, the reliab…
s.gwdg.de
March 28, 2024 at 10:14 AM
New paper alert 🚨 Our study (Madhavan, Malem, Mundry, Ackermann, @nivimani.bsky.social) on the validity + convergence of diff. measures of children's interest in natural object categories finds no significant associations between most measures, suggesting a need for further research s.gwdg.de/mG5H4L
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Sitting in the sun, a cup of coffee and our newest SFB publication? ☕
Richarda Bothe, @nivimani.bsky.social (@primatecognition.bsky.social) and colleagues just published a new paper about the effects of arbitrary actions and words on infants' object categorization. #lazysunday s.gwdg.de/vSTSWF
Richarda Bothe, @nivimani.bsky.social (@primatecognition.bsky.social) and colleagues just published a new paper about the effects of arbitrary actions and words on infants' object categorization. #lazysunday s.gwdg.de/vSTSWF
February 25, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Sitting in the sun, a cup of coffee and our newest SFB publication? ☕
Richarda Bothe, @nivimani.bsky.social (@primatecognition.bsky.social) and colleagues just published a new paper about the effects of arbitrary actions and words on infants' object categorization. #lazysunday s.gwdg.de/vSTSWF
Richarda Bothe, @nivimani.bsky.social (@primatecognition.bsky.social) and colleagues just published a new paper about the effects of arbitrary actions and words on infants' object categorization. #lazysunday s.gwdg.de/vSTSWF
Advertising 11 PhD positions in the RTG "Form-meaning mismatches". Project 3 - associated with my group - examines how word-form and word-meaning mismatches influence early word learning, expanding on this publication (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...).
Job openings - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Webseiten der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
www.uni-goettingen.de
January 17, 2024 at 7:38 AM
Advertising 11 PhD positions in the RTG "Form-meaning mismatches". Project 3 - associated with my group - examines how word-form and word-meaning mismatches influence early word learning, expanding on this publication (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...).
Feel free to join our informal information event this Wednesday where you can get further information about how to apply to these positions, what awaits you in an RTG on Curiosity and much much more. Send an Email to rtg2906[at]uni-goettingen.de to register for the event
Just a little under a month to go to apply to 12 PhD and 2 postdoc positions in the new RTG on Curiosity. Positions available with foci in developmental psychology, behavioural biology, systems, computational and theoretical neuroscience: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/open+posi...
December 18, 2023 at 11:18 AM
Feel free to join our informal information event this Wednesday where you can get further information about how to apply to these positions, what awaits you in an RTG on Curiosity and much much more. Send an Email to rtg2906[at]uni-goettingen.de to register for the event
Just a little under a month to go to apply to 12 PhD and 2 postdoc positions in the new RTG on Curiosity. Positions available with foci in developmental psychology, behavioural biology, systems, computational and theoretical neuroscience: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/open+posi...
December 18, 2023 at 11:16 AM
Just a little under a month to go to apply to 12 PhD and 2 postdoc positions in the new RTG on Curiosity. Positions available with foci in developmental psychology, behavioural biology, systems, computational and theoretical neuroscience: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/open+posi...
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Die Bauarbeiten beginnen! Das GT
besucht das neue Forschungszentrum "HuCaB" geleitet von
Anne Schacht; weitere beteiligte SFB-PIs: Alex Gail, StefanTreue, Peter Marschik, @larspenke.bsky.social, @nivimani.bsky.social; Hannes Rakoczy Michael Wibral, Alex Ecker; with @primatecognition.bsky.social
besucht das neue Forschungszentrum "HuCaB" geleitet von
Anne Schacht; weitere beteiligte SFB-PIs: Alex Gail, StefanTreue, Peter Marschik, @larspenke.bsky.social, @nivimani.bsky.social; Hannes Rakoczy Michael Wibral, Alex Ecker; with @primatecognition.bsky.social
Uni Göttingen: 60 Millionen Euro für ein neues Psychologie-Forschungszentrum
Es heißt Forschungszentrum Human Behavior and Cognition (HuCaB), 60 Millionen Euro soll es kosten. Nach ersten Abrissarbeiten seit September haben nun die Bauarbeiten auf dem Gelände des Georg-Elias...
www.goettinger-tageblatt.de
December 6, 2023 at 5:16 PM
Die Bauarbeiten beginnen! Das GT
besucht das neue Forschungszentrum "HuCaB" geleitet von
Anne Schacht; weitere beteiligte SFB-PIs: Alex Gail, StefanTreue, Peter Marschik, @larspenke.bsky.social, @nivimani.bsky.social; Hannes Rakoczy Michael Wibral, Alex Ecker; with @primatecognition.bsky.social
besucht das neue Forschungszentrum "HuCaB" geleitet von
Anne Schacht; weitere beteiligte SFB-PIs: Alex Gail, StefanTreue, Peter Marschik, @larspenke.bsky.social, @nivimani.bsky.social; Hannes Rakoczy Michael Wibral, Alex Ecker; with @primatecognition.bsky.social
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Tenure-Track Professorships at Leibniz Institue for Psychology in Trier (Germany):
* Science Acceptance
* ❗Psychological Metascience❗
* Big Data in Psychology
Never seen such posts in Germany before ... wind of change (😉🦂)
Deadline: Dec. 14th
leibniz-psychology.org/en/the-insti...
* Science Acceptance
* ❗Psychological Metascience❗
* Big Data in Psychology
Never seen such posts in Germany before ... wind of change (😉🦂)
Deadline: Dec. 14th
leibniz-psychology.org/en/the-insti...
November 30, 2023 at 7:19 PM
Tenure-Track Professorships at Leibniz Institue for Psychology in Trier (Germany):
* Science Acceptance
* ❗Psychological Metascience❗
* Big Data in Psychology
Never seen such posts in Germany before ... wind of change (😉🦂)
Deadline: Dec. 14th
leibniz-psychology.org/en/the-insti...
* Science Acceptance
* ❗Psychological Metascience❗
* Big Data in Psychology
Never seen such posts in Germany before ... wind of change (😉🦂)
Deadline: Dec. 14th
leibniz-psychology.org/en/the-insti...
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@nivimani.bsky.social and her team of the newly funded RTG2906 Curiosity are really fast! The new website is already online and 12 PhD positions and two postdoc positions are available: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/open+posi...
November 24, 2023 at 11:48 AM
@nivimani.bsky.social and her team of the newly funded RTG2906 Curiosity are really fast! The new website is already online and 12 PhD positions and two postdoc positions are available: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/open+posi...
Our research training group on Curiosity is also advertising two independent postdoctoral research positions (uni-goettingen.de/de/open+posi...) in “Developmental and Comparative Psychology“ and “Cognitive (neuro)science and machine learning”. More info here
November 23, 2023 at 3:08 PM
Our research training group on Curiosity is also advertising two independent postdoctoral research positions (uni-goettingen.de/de/open+posi...) in “Developmental and Comparative Psychology“ and “Cognitive (neuro)science and machine learning”. More info here
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Fully funded PhD position available in the lab of @nivimani.bsky.social. Will be part of a recently funded Research Training Group at the University of Göttingen. Take the opportunity and apply!
Been saving this for my first post here. As part of a new Research Training Group on Curiosity to be established at Göttingen (www.uni-goettingen.de/de/681631.html), we advertise a PhD position in developmental curiosity research in my group. More details here: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/document/...
November 23, 2023 at 8:41 AM
Fully funded PhD position available in the lab of @nivimani.bsky.social. Will be part of a recently funded Research Training Group at the University of Göttingen. Take the opportunity and apply!
Been saving this for my first post here. As part of a new Research Training Group on Curiosity to be established at Göttingen (www.uni-goettingen.de/de/681631.html), we advertise a PhD position in developmental curiosity research in my group. More details here: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/document/...
November 22, 2023 at 1:44 PM
Been saving this for my first post here. As part of a new Research Training Group on Curiosity to be established at Göttingen (www.uni-goettingen.de/de/681631.html), we advertise a PhD position in developmental curiosity research in my group. More details here: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/document/...