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Pearl Han Li

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Expertise in children's moral development and how children learn from what they are told

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology College of Letters and Science — Home and cell phones available upon request pearlhan.li@wisc.edu Home page Twitter: @PearlHanLi

Topics

  • How do other people's claims affect children's moral judgments?
  • What are the social and cultural factors that can make children either too resistant or too credulous toward what they are told?
  • How do children think about changing their own beliefs and belief updating in others?
  • Do children appreciate the interpersonal or collaborative aspects of social learning?

Achievements

  • Published research in a variety of peer-reviewed Psychology journals, including Developmental Psychology, Developmental Science, Topics in Cognitive Science and Developmental Review.
  • Received funding support from the John Templeton Foundation and numerous awards such as the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Society for Research in Child Development.

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