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Liz Robinson BSc PhD (Professor and Chair)

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Interests:

Topics within the areas of children's and adults' theories of mind and conceptions of knowledge; children's source monitoring with a particular focus on understanding about knowledge gained from other minds; children's hypothetical thinking.

Research

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Representative Publications:

  • Robinson, E.J., Pendle, J.E., Rowley, M.G., Beck,S.R., & McColgan, K.L.T. (2009) Guessing imagined and live chance events: Adults behave like children with live events. British Journal of Psychology, 100, 645-659. 

  •  Robinson, E.J. & Nurmsoo, E (2009) When do children  learn from unreliable speakers? Cognitive Development, 24, 16-22

  • Nurmsoo, E. & Robinson, E.J. (2009) Children's trust in previously inaccurate informants who were well or poorly-informed: When past errors can be excused. Child Development, 80, 23-27.

  • Nurmsoo, E., & Robinson, E.J. (2008) Identifying unreliable informants: Do children excuse past inaccuracy? Developmental Science, 11, 905-911.

  • Robinson, E.J., Haigh, S.N. & Nurmsoo, E. (2008) Children's working understanding of knowledge sources: Confidence in knowledge gained from testimony. Cognitive Development, 23, 105-118.

  • Robinson, E.J., Haigh, S.N. & Pendle, J.E.C. (2008) Children's working understanding of the knowledge gained from seeing and feeling. Developmental Science, 11, 299-305

     

     

    Tel:

    (024) 761 50039

    Fax:

    (024) 765 24225

    Room No: 

    H140

    Email

    E dot J dot Robinson at warwick dot ac dot uk 

     

    Page contact: Linda Wilson Last revised: Mon 14 Sep 2009
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