Welcome to the word lab!
Mission
The mission of our lab is to understand the processes that underlie young children's cognitive development - particularly how they learn about words and objects.
Young children are in the midst of learning a great deal about the world around them, including learning several words a day and all about new categories. How they are able to learn so much so quickly and efficiently is one of the questions we are after.
We use various methods to explore children's cognitive development and focus on behaviour in the moment and how it is effected by the past, the recent past and what is going on in the moment that we are testing. We hope that the findings of our work will contribute to our collective understanding of developmental psychology, more generally, and ultimately help others with learning impairments.
News
Related news: Daily Iowan, Iowa City Press Citizen, University of Iowa News Services, University of Sussex Bulletin (23/01/09), University of Sussex Bulletin (16/11/07),
Press releases: University of Iowa, CGS, ProQuest,
Watch interview with Jessica Horst (23min). This interview is designed for those considering a career in psychology.
Hear more about the lab in a recent press release.
Thank you to all the parents and children who participate
We are very grateful for the parents and children who participate in our studies. Without the volunteers we could not complete our research. Thank you.
If you would like to learn more about participating in our studies please complete the following online form.
other cognitive developmental labs
UK: Development@Cardiff, Oxford Brookes Babylab, Infant Research Lab,
US: Barnard Cognitive Development Center, Cognition, Learning and Development Lab, Cognitive Development Lab (Indiana), Cognitive Development Lab (Houston), The Delta Centre, The Developing Mind Lab, Developmental Research Laboratory, Infant and Child Cognition Center, Infant Cognition Lab (UMass Boston), Infant Cognition Lab (Louisville), Infant Research Lab, Infant Language Project, Language and Category Development Laboratory, MACLab, The Social Kids Lab, The SPACE Lab, Spatially Organized Thinking Lab, Temple Infant Lab,
Canada: Cognitive Development Laboratory, Concordia Infant Research Centre, Social Cognitive Development Lab,