Is your child between 3 years/11 months and 6 years of age?

Our research team at John Jay College-CUNY invites you to participate in research on children’s social development!

 

· Children have fun, play games & win prizes

· Families are paid for their time (approx. $15-20/hr)

· Featured on Nightline , New York magazine, and The Brian Lehrer Show (WNYC)

· Funded by a grant by the National Science Foundation

 

To JOIN US in learning more about children’s behavior, or for more information, please contact us or click here.

Currently, our research team is focused on gaining a better understanding of the development of children’s lie-telling. Because lying is a normal and common aspect of social interaction, it is important to learn how children come to understand and use lie-telling in their everyday lives. This includes “antisocial lies” (e.g., denying breaking something) as well as “prosocial lies” (e.g., saying you like a present that you hate). This social behavior is the focus of an ongoing, federally funded, longitudinal study of children’s social and cognitive development. For more information and/or to participate in our research program, please see below.

Welcome to the Child Development Lab website of Dr. Angela Crossman and her research team at John Jay College of Criminal Justice— City University of New York!

We are researchers interested in children’s development. Our focus is on the cognitive and social development of young children, including things like the ability to delay gratification, regulate emotions and lie. In addition, we are interested in how child development issues intersect with the legal system. For example, we have studied children’s memory, suggestibility and credibility when interviewed as child witnesses and/or victims.