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    Dr Sara Baker

    University Position
    Professor

    Interests

    I am interested in the role of pre-frontal functions (i.e., impulse control) in the formation and expression of beliefs especially during early childhood. I use behavioral and physiological measures (eye-tracking) to examine how children learn to adapt their understanding to an ever-changing world. Many of my studies use longitudinal designs to examine the shape of individual children's learning curves by applying a Bayesian change detection algorithm to individual records of performance.

    Key Publications

    Publications

    Lessons for Successful Cognitive Developmental Science in Educational Settings: The Case of Executive Functions

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/15248372.2018.1551219
    Journal: Journal of Cognition and Development
    E-pub date: 15 Mar 2019
    Authors: MR Ellefson, ST Baker, JL Gibson