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The Conceptual Development Lab is directed by Dr. Susan Gelman at the University of Michigan. Visit our website or follow us to learn more! @UmichPsych sitemaker.umich.edu/gelman.lab/home Ann Arbor, MI Joined February 2012-
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Check out this article in Bloomberg referring to work done by Dr. Susan Gelman and her collaborators about generalizations and political division! bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
Interested in how generic terms in politics may be exacerbating political division? Check out this article published in Michigan News that refers to work done by Dr. Susan Gelman and her collaborators. news.umich.edu/generic-statem…
Each year, our lab creates a newsletter summarizing our recent research. Here, you can find our most recent newsletter, describing our current and recently completed projects: sites.lsa.umich.edu/gelman-lab/202…
Our exhibit on COVID-19 is featured in the Museum of Natural History’s newsletter! The links take you to the webpage of the exhibit and quiz and the video of Dr. Susan Gelman and Dr. David Menendez answering children’s questions! mailchi.mp/umich.edu/muse…
Congrats to our undergraduate RA, Kaylee Chan, who presented her poster titled 'Children's use of social categories when thinking about viral transmission' at the recent UCLA Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference!
Interested in how concepts of the simplest words differ among people frequently? Check out this Scientific American article that features a quote from Dr. Susan Gelman! scientificamerican.com/article/people…
Check out our exhibit on visualizing viruses at the second floor of the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History (UMMNH) in Ann Arbor! It’s open Tuesday—Sunday from 11am to 3pm.
Interested in how how saying “me” or “we” changes your psychological response? Check out this op-ed style piece written by our very Dr. Susan Gelman! bigthink.com/the-well/prono…
Check out this cute picture of Olive, daughter of Dr. Rachel Fine (CDL lab alumna), reading Dr. Susan Gelman's book 'The Essential Child'!
How can a simple linguistic device like “generic-you” serve a powerful meaning-making function? Check out this paper authored by Dr. Susan Gelman with our lab alumni Ariana Orvell, and shared with us by Maria—our #RASpotlight of last week. Thanks Maria! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
This week's #RASpotlight is on Maria! She's a junior studying Psychology. Maria's favorite book is Tomie dePaola's Strega Nona! As a child, she wanted to be an elementary school teacher when she grew up. We're so grateful to have Maria in the lab for the past two years!
We are currently hiring a Spanish-English bilingual research assistant for this summer to conduct interviews with young children. See this link for more details: sites.lsa.umich.edu/gelman-lab/res…
How can explaining a concept to young children help in causal learning? Check out this paper authored by our lab alumni Cristine Legare and shared with the lab by Alivia—our #RASpotlight of the week. Thanks Alivia! cognition.princeton.edu/sites/default/…
This week's #RASpotlight is on Alivia! She's a junior studying BCN. Abby's favorite book is Laura Numeroff's If You Give a Mouse a Cookie! As a child, she wanted to be a doctor when she grew up. We're so excited to have Alivia in the lab this semester!
This year, we’re bringing back #RASpotlight with Abby! She's a junior studying Psychology. Abby's favorite book is Dr. Suess's The Sleep Book! As a child, she wanted to be a teacher when she grew up. We are so grateful to have Abby in the lab this semester!
Happy first week of classes to all of the University of Michigan Students! We hope you all have a great semester!
Happy New Year from the CDL! All of us here at the lab are excited for the year ahead. We can’t wait to meet more families and children who are enthusiastic about getting involved in research. Sign up here to participate: tinyurl.com/interest-form-…
See our research on the Science of Learning community blog! Researchers Xin Sun, Dr. Shaylene Nancekivell, Dr. Priti Shah, and Dr. Susan Gelman collaborated to study cross-cultural mindsets in students. Read more here! tinyurl.com/rrkyjzuy
Is there a pattern to the passages YOU tend to highlight while reading? Find out in this article featuring work by Dr. Susan Gelman and her collaborators! news.umich.edu/the-linguistic…

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