Name of Researcher: Aisling Mulvihill
Age range of children required for this study: 2years 6months - 4years 11months
Description of study: Children notice social information every day at home, in school and during social activities. This helps children know how others think, feel and act. In the ECDC we recently discovered that children who do this well are more socially skilled and accepted by their peers. Now, we aim to discover how mothers’ talk helps children to learn about others.
In this study we will (1) ask mothers you to talk with their child about pictures of people in different scenarios. We will also (2) ask your child to complete a vocabulary understanding task and (3) engage in some play-based activities using toys and pictures.
This study is an important step in understanding how children learn to think socially. The findings may lead to helpful information for parents, and better supports for young children with social thinking challenges.
Additional information: This experiment takes approximately 45 minutes to complete. You will be in the same room as your child at all times. If you would like to participate or have any questions about the study, please send me an email (a.mulvihill@uq.edu.au).