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Goals Matter: Children's Exploration of Ambiguity is Sensitive to Contextual Value

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Children are voracious explorers. While this tendency is well established by both empirical and everyday evidence, accounts differ on whether exploration is goal‐directed or stimulus‐driven. In the current study, children (3‐ to 6‐year‐olds, n = 72) played with a novel toy that operated according to one of two possible causal rules and were ...
Elizabeth S. Lapidow, Caren M. Walker, Azzurra Ruggeri   +2 more
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Infinite Ends From Finite Samples: Open‐Ended Goal Inference as Top‐Down Bayesian Filtering of Bottom‐Up Proposals

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract The space of human goals is tremendously vast; and yet, from just a few moments of watching a scene or reading a story, we seem to spontaneously infer a range of plausible motivations for the people and characters involved. What explains this remarkable capacity for intuiting other agents' goals, despite the infinitude of ends they might ...
Tan Zhi‐Xuan, Gloria Kang, Vikash Mansinghka, Joshua B. Tenenbaum   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Goals Shape Dynamics of Attention and Selection for Value‐Based Decision‐Making

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Humans can flexibly adjust how they make decisions to arbitrary goals. However, most theories in decision‐making focus on predicting one specific choice type (i.e., choosing the best option). Here, we link decision‐making and cognitive‐control research to test a theory that accounts for flexible adjustments of choice mechanisms to different ...
Romy Froemer, Chih‐Chung Ting, Amitai Shenhav, Sebastian Gluth   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Language, Perception, and Task Design: Multiple Factors Contribute to Children's Understanding of Pitch Metaphors

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Language and perception are intimately linked in human cognition, yet the precise nature of their interaction remains unclear. In the domain of auditory pitch, languages often use metaphors by borrowing terminology from other domains. However, studies examining children's understanding of pitch metaphors have produced notably conflicting ...
Viktoria Henn, Sarah J. Dolscheid
wiley   +1 more source

The Cultural Evolution of Human Goals

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Humans pursue remarkably diverse goals that vary over time and across cultures. These goals are both drivers and products of cultural evolutionary dynamics, yet most theories of cultural evolution have focused on the influence of culture on how individuals reach their goals, rather than on which goals they pursue.
Jérémy Perez, Cédric Colas, Gaia Molinaro, Pierre‐Yves Oudeyer, Maxime Derex, Clément Moulin‐Frier   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Grammar of Perception: A Case Study of Guambiano (Namtrik) and Duna

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Although the senses provide a common basis for our experience of the world, cross‐linguistic research has revealed substantial diversity across languages in how perceptual experiences are encoded in words. Such variability is also present at the level of grammatical structure, though the project of charting the parameters and limits of cross ...
Elisabeth Norcliffe, Lila San Roque
wiley   +1 more source

Dispelling Myths and Misunderstandings About Defining and Remediating Dyslexia

Dyslexia, Volume 32, Issue 4, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Despite a strong base of scientifically supported research on dyslexia, pervasive misunderstandings continue, particularly in the United States, where state legislation, instructional practices and parent advocacy intersect in ways that influence how dyslexia is identified and treated.
Christy R. Austin, Marissa J. Filderman, Dana Raine, Rose Kjesbo, Courtney D. Boman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

ManyBabies 3: A Multi‐Lab Study of Infant Algebraic Rule Learning

Developmental Science, Volume 29, Issue 6, November 2026.
ABSTRACT The ability to learn and apply rules lies at the heart of cognition. In a seminal study, Marcus et al. (1999) reported that 7‐month‐old infants learned abstract rules over syllable sequences and were able to generalize those rules to novel syllable sequences.
Ingmar Visser, Andreea Geambasu, George Kachergis, Cátia M. Oliveira, Joscelin Rocha‐Hidalgo, Martin Zettersten, Teruni Ahamat, Nicolás Alessandroni, Nadja Althaus, Sudha Arunachalam, Suzanne Aussems, Emma L Axelsson, Zeynep Aydin, Heidi A. Baumgartner, Christina Bergmann, Roberta Bettoni, Alexis K. Black, Hermann Bulf, Krista Byers‐Heinlein, Chiara Capparini, Lily Carroll, Alexandra Carstensen, Rebekka Cebulla, Xiaoyun Chen, Kateřina Chládková, Benedetta Colavolpe, Rodica R Constantine, Elísabet Eir Cortes, Frances L. Doyle, Anna Exner, Samuel H Forbes, Laura Franchin, Alessandra Geraci, Judit Gervain, Nayeli Gonzalez‐Gomez, Silje Hagelund, Erin E Hannon, Naomi Havron, Sagi Jaffe‐Dax, Scott P Johnson, Wiktoria Jędryczka, Natalia Kartushina, Melissa Kline Struhl, Ada Koleini, Abhinav Kona, Shannon P Kong, Jessica E Kosie, Monika Kuc̆erová, Katerina Cook, Jared Wayne Leslie, Casey Lew‐Williams, Scarlet Wan Yee Li, Romi Livne, Ellen Marklund, Julien Mayor, Michal Misiak, David Moreau, Jutta L. Mueller, Amber Muhinyi, Alyssa A Quinn, Maartje E. J. Raijmakers, Audun Rosslund, Iris‐Corinna Schwarz, Jeanne L Shinskey, Mohinish Shukla, Sylvain Sirois, Piotr Sorokowski, Basma Sowan, Tibor Tauzin, Angeline Sin Mei Tsui, Martina Turconi, Rebeca C Urizar, Lisa Wagner, Stephanie Wermelinger, Gert Westermann, Ivonne Weyers, Luiza S. B. Yuan, Martina S. Zaharieva, Tania S. Zamuner, Barbara Zapiór, Simone Zasso, J. Grace Zhou, Melanie Soderstrom, Clara C. Levelt   +83 more
wiley   +1 more source

When Plain Language Deceives: Frequent but Generic Words and Misleading Sentence Simplicity in a Mobile Phone Advertisement—An Eye‐Tracking and Decision‐Task Study

Applied Cognitive Psychology, Volume 40, Issue 5, September/October 2026.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how plain and apparently simple language can mislead readers in online advertising. Using eye‐tracking and a forced‐choice task, we compared an original smartphone advertisement with a revised version. The revision replaced frequent and generic wording with more specific expressions and substituted a declarative verbal ...
Stefano Rastelli, Francesca Pagliara, Marianube Pavia   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Makes Text‐Based Online Chat Work? Communication Features of Effective Chat Helpers' Responses to Chat Users

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, Volume 26, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Text‐based online chat (TBC) offers accessible mental health support for youths and young persons who may avoid traditional face‐to‐face services. While research demonstrates TBC's effectiveness, limited studies examine which specific chat helpers' communication features contribute to positive outcomes. This study identified textual
Gerard Siew Keong Chung, Tse Min Lim
wiley   +1 more source