Hilary Barth

Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Abstract: When completing a number line estimation task, both adults and children are influenced by the leftmost digit of target numerals, meaning that numerals with similar magnitudes but different leftmost digits (i.e. 899 and 901) are placed too far apart on the number line. This “left digit effect” has been … Read more

Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Abstract: Children learn about social groups from subtle elements of the language they hear. For example, when children hear generic statements about groups, such as “girls are good at jumping”, they assume that an individual girl will also be good at jumping. These statements can also convey information about unmentioned … Read more