For fellow dev MC researchers: some helpful correlational data + modelling with adult confidence reports to justify using RT as an implicit conf measure. But note that while this corr is generally true in kids too, it's not perfect (West et al 2025; Leckey et al 2025)

hakwan lau@hakwan.bsky.social · 2mo ago

direct.mit.edu/opmi/article... maybe there's a way to study metacognitive monitoring w/o collecting confidence? could be handy for studying animals and infants?

New paper in @nathumbehav.nature.com with @simonag.bsky.social and Darko Odic! We show that young children and adults use different internal signals for reporting memory versus perceptual confidence judgements. But by age six, the internal signals become comparable. Free access link: rdcu.be/fgZvV

Very relevant for those at @CDS2026 in Montreal right now!

Adam K. Dubé@edtechprof.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We’re hiring at McGill (ECP) — Assistant Professor in Human Development Come work with us 🙂 Genuinely great group, collaborative culture, amazing students, and Canada! Focus on early childhood but is open. Must study development Happy to chat if you’re considering applying or know someone great.

In exciting news, I'm rolling up to #CDS2026 recruiting a grad student for *this fall* thanks to 2 new grants! My talks in the Metacognition preconference (AM session), and in the disagreement symposium (Fri first block) will preview the two main lines of work in my lab right now.

New paper out now asks: Why do we bother remembering *how* we learned something? With @antoniafl.bsky.social, Dilara Keşşafoğlu, Winuss Mohtezebsade, @celestekidd.bsky.social, Aylin Küntay, @janengelmann.bsky.social, and Bahar Köymen dx.doi.org/10.1037/dev0...

Online Now: Disagreement drives metacognitive development

Disagreement drives metacognitive development

Metacognition improves significantly over childhood, but the mechanisms underlying this development are poorly understood. We first review recent research demonstrating that disagreement prompts competent responses by young children across several metacognitive domains (confidence monitoring, information search, and source monitoring). We then propose a mechanistic model of how disagreement facilitates metacognition. We localize one main source of children’s metacognitive limitations in their still-developing capacities to reason about alternative possibilities, which manifest in an overly narrow focus on one hypothesis. Disagreement increases the child’s likelihood of representing alternative hypotheses, thereby promoting improved metacognitive reasoning. The broader proposal is that, through repeated experiences of disagreement, children become better at representing alternative possibilities even when reasoning on their own, leading to metacognitive development.

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An interesting discussion in writing group today has me wondering: What are people's norms for students doing *their own* study vs part of the lab's ongoing work? Their own = they come up with the idea themselves Curious about RA vs honours thesis vs grad students here too!

New paper! When do children trust others and when do they come up with their own ideas? Kids 8+ considered and weighed each person's confidence to decide whether to form new beliefs. With @janengelmann.bsky.social and @celestekidd.bsky.social Free here: dx.doi.org/10.1111/desc...

Children Use the Relative Confidence of People With Conflicting Perspectives to Form Their Own Beliefs

We provide evidence that children sensibly integrate the judgments of different people who disagree according to their confidence. We asked children (ages 5–10 years, N = 92) to make judgments about ...

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Does anyone study how kids think about existential issues? Like why do we exist, what is our purpose, etc. I've got a thesis student interested in this area and I have this feeling like people are doing this work. I want to point her in the right direction!

I am teaching my phd writing workshop course this quarter, question: are there any words/phrases said to you by an advisor/mentor that stuck with you, were memorable, or particularly helpful? If so please reply below!

Join us in congratulating the rising stars of #CogSci 🌟 We're excited to introduce the 2025 Glushko Prize winners, and the fascinating research behind their work!

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...

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I'm so excited to announce the launch of my lab, the Centre for Developing Minds! Follow our new account for updates about the lab and our work!

Centre for Developing Minds@centrefordevminds.bsky.social · last yr.

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!

Accepted to SRCD! Who else is going this year?

Hey #DevPsy: I'm looking for participant database recommendations! 🔍 Must be inexpensive, easy to use and have the option to store data only in Canada. Most previous labs used FileMaker, are there others?

It's new job day! 👩‍🏫 You can now find me at Algoma University in Brampton as an Assistant Professor of Psychology.

Can someone who uses GLIMMPSE for power analyses advise on what to include in a preregistration? As far as I can tell, there is no effect size since you put in means directly, so how do you communicate the parameters of your expected effect? #PsySciSky

Does anyone use a consent form with nice visual elements and simple language? I'm looking to prep a new IRB app and the template is so sterile and GRE-wordy. E.g. must make sense to busy parents who speak English as a second language. Can this even pass IRB if I go off-template?

In addition to sending to @shariliu.bsky.social, if anyone wants to share their Dev Psych teaching tools more broadly -- send them to us and we'll set up an open repository! #devpsych #openscience

Shari Liu@shariliu.bsky.social · 3y ago

I'm teaching Intro to Dev Psych this fall. If anyone is willing to share syllabi, recommendations for textbooks, etc, I would be very grateful. sliu199@jhu.edu

What a dream position!

Elizabeth Bonawitz @ebonawitz.bsky.social · 3y ago

Postdoc opening! UC San Diego’s Dep. of Psych w/ Dr. Caren Walker. The position is part of an NSF-funded collaborative project collab with myself, Igor Bascandziev, & @patrickshafto.bsky.social, examining the cognitive mechanisms of guided instruction in early elementary school STEM education.

Today's good mood is brought to you by reviewing a paper that is acceptable without revisions! It feels so nice to submit a review that says "this is great, good job."

1. Serving as an action editor has changed how I write reviews for other journals. A thread on reviewing: #AcademicSky #PhdSky #PsychSciSky

Hey #PsychSciSky, looking for advice on grant budgeting (esp if in Canada): How do I justify paying my RAs above the "university standard rate" (which is what every sample grant I have says). Just list a higher rate? Budget more hours or more positions than I need? Rant about equity?

Did I just join another social media site so that I can only post once every few months? Why yes, yes I did. Hi bluesky 👋