Abstract Gender associations have been a long-standing research topic in psychological and social sciences. Although it is known that children learn aspects of gender associations at a young age, it is not well understood how they might emerge through the course of development. We investigate whether gender associations, such as the association of dresses with […]
Published on June 4, 2022
Abstract In a recent article, Meylan and Griffiths (Meylan & Griffiths, 2021, henceforth, M&G) focus their attention on the significant methodological challenges that can arise when using large-scale linguistic corpora. To this end, M&G revisit a well-known result of Piantadosi, Tily, and Gibson (2011, henceforth, PT&G) who argue that average information content is a better […]
Published on June 4, 2022
Imagine you’re in a relay race, and the person passing the baton to you doesn’t finish their leg. As a determined runner, you take it upon yourself to complete their part and finish strong. Well, it turns out that toddlers have a similar mentality when it comes to helping others. A recent study explored how […]
Published on June 4, 2022