Welcome to the Childhood Cognition Lab!
The research at CCL explores the interaction between culture and cognitive development amongst children of different backgrounds.
To study this topic, our research focuses on the influence of religion, fantastical thinking, and media exposure on cognitive development.
Please browse our site and feel free to contact us with any questions.
The Childhood Cognition Lab is part of the Developing Belief Network (https://www.developingbelief.com/), a global collaborative of researchers studying the development of religious thinking and behavior.
Affiliations
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Developing Belief Network
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Southern California Working Group on Culture, Cognition, and Religion
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Funding
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Current research in this lab is supported by the John Templeton Foundation Grant (Developing Belief Network) and the Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF).
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Prior research in this lab is supported by the NSF Reese Grant (Grant # DRL-1252146).
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Prior research in this lab is supported by the John Templeton Foundation’s Gods in Minds Initiative.
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Previous research has been supported by the Social Science Research Council’s New Directions in the Study of Prayer Initiative, an NSF REESE Grant (Grant # DRL-1252146), the Templeton Foundation’s Cognition, Religion, and Theology Project, and the National Science Foundation (# 0623821).
