DUCKies at CDS 2022 Conference

For the first time in two years, our DUCKies were able to attend an in-person research conference!

Graduate students Andrea Yuly-Youngblood and Kimberly Marble participated in a symposium and presented talks about some of the research related to their dissertation topics. Graduate student Kathleen Bettencourt and postdoctoral research fellow Dr. Jessica Caporaso presented posters related to their research.

Our poster presentations from CDS 2022 can be found here.

Dr. Jess Caporaso presented research that indicates that 4- to 8-year-old children see unprovoked inequality (e.g., not sharing resources) as more immoral compared to situations where inequality was provoked (e.g., not sharing as in-kind retaliation).

Dr. Jess Caporaso presenting her research.

Graduate student Kathleen Bettencourt presenting her research.

Graduate student Kathleen Bettencourt's work demonstrated that in middle childhood, children’s executive control (e.g., flexible thinking; the ability to manipulate information in their minds) is associated with the ability to remember time-based information (e.g., events that took place in different seasons).

Kimmy Marble and Andrea Yuly-Youngblood presented a talk at a symposium that explored children's understanding of power, social status, and inequality.

Graduate student Andrea Yuly-Youngblood presented her ongoing dissertation work showing that 8- to 10-year-olds, but not younger children, can differentiate knowledge from prestige when making judgments about which people are most admired and appreciated.

Graduate student Kimmy Marble presented her completed dissertation work that shows that 5- to 8-year-old children are more likely to consult a knowledgeable rather than wealthy person when a problem needs to be solved.