Publications

Ever wonder what happens AFTER your child participates in one of our projects? When we complete a study, we share our findings at conferences and in print. Here’s a list of publications and presentations that report the results of studies conducted at Kid Think.

Publications

Van Reet, J. (2020). The relation between pretence and emergent executive functioning in toddlers. Infant and Child Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.2200

Van Reet, J. (August 29, 2018). The potential importance of considering visual perspective in representations of pretense. The Junkyard: A scholarly blog devoted to the study of imagination. https://junkyardofthemind.com/blog/2018/8/27/the-potential-importance-of-considering-visual-perspective-in-representations-of-pretense

Fast, A., & Van Reet, J. (in press). Pretend doesn’t make it right: moral reasoning in pretense. Cognitive Development.

Van Reet, J. (2018). Measuring pretend play and its development in young preschoolers. In SAGE Research Methods Cases.

Van Reet, J. (July 5, 2017). Pretending without action is not the same as imagining. The   Junkyard: A scholarly blog devoted to the study of imagination. https://junkyardofthemind.com/blog/2017/7/4/pretending-without-action-is-not-the-same-as-imagining

Van Reet, J. (2016). The development of representations of pretend object substitutions. The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 177, 131-142. doi: 10.1080/00221325.2016.1211603

Van Reet, J. (2015). Conflict inhibitory control facilitates pretense in young preschoolers. Journal of Cognition and Development, 16(2), 333-350. doi: 10.1080/15248372.2013.833924

Van Reet, J., Green, K., & Sobel, D. M. (2015). Preschoolers’ theory of mind knowledge influences whom they trust about others’ theories of mind. Journal of Cognition and Development, 16, 471-491. doi:10.1080/15248372.2014.892875

Van Reet, J., Pinkham, A. M., & Lillard, A. S. (2015). The effect of realistic contexts on ontological judgments of novel entities. Cognitive Development, 34, 88-98. doi:10.1016/j.cogdev.2014.12.010

Van Reet, J. (2014). The relationship between temperament and pretense in young preschoolers. Imagination, Cognition, and Personality, 33(4), 383-401. doi: 10.2190/IC.33.4.e

Sheehan, K. J., Van Reet, J., & Bloom, C. (2012). Measuring preschoolers’ superstitious tendencies. Behavioural Processes, 91, 172-176. doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2012.07.005

Presentations to Professional Societies

Van Reet, J., & Fahey, M. (2017, October). Preschoolers Do Not Learn Novel Words in Pretend Play. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Portland, OR.

Leon-Santos, A., & Van Reet, J. (2017, April). Children’s Understanding of Illegitimate Ownership Transfers. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.

DeRienzo, R., & Van Reet, J. (2015, October). Do Preschoolers Transfer a Novel Prosocial Action from Stories? Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Columbus, OH.

Van Reet, J. (2015, October). Toddlers’ Representation and Comprehension of Pretend Actions. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Columbus, OH.

Galeazzi, G., & Van Reet, J. (2015, May). The Effect of Fantastical Content on Preschoolers’ Retention. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.

Fast, A., & Van Reet, J. (2015, March). Less Real = More Acceptable: Children’s Moral Reasoning in Pretense. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.

Van Reet, J., Elia, L., Leon, A., & Murner, K. (2015, March).  Preschoolers do not Transfer Novel Casual Rules from Pretense to Reality. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.

Graf, K., & Van Reet, J. (2014, October). The Role of Inhibitory Control on Abstract Problem Solving Abilities. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the New England Psychological Society, Lewiston, ME.

Van Reet, J., Elia, L., Leon, A., & Murner, K. (2014, October). Learning Causal Reasoning Through Pretend Play. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the New England Psychological Society, Lewiston, ME.

Fast, A., & Van Reet, J. (2013, October). The Status of Moral Reasoning in Children’s  Understanding of the Pretense-Reality Distinction. Poster presented at the biennial  meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Memphis, TN.

Wezdenko, A. & Van Reet, J. (2013, October). The Effect of Inhibitory Control on Preschoolers’  Prosocial Behavior. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Cognitive  Development Society, Memphis, TN.

Lavigne, C., Taylor, C., Van Reet, J., Male, A., & McNulty, K. (2013, April). Measuring the Role of  Inhibition in the Representation of Pretend Object Substitutions. Poster presented at the  biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.

Van Reet, J. (2013, April). Conflict inhibitory control facilitates pretense in young preschoolers.  Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child  Development, Seattle, WA.

Van Reet, J., & Sobel, D. M. (2013, April). Children’s understanding of pretense affects from  whom they learn. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in  Child Development, Seattle, WA.

Van Reet, J., & Sobel, D. M. (2013, March). Preschoolers’ understanding of pretense affects trust  of unfamiliar pretenders. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern  Psychological Association, New York, NY.

McInnis, C., & Van Reet, J. (2012, October). The cognitive representation of fantasy versus  pretense. Poster presented at the meeting of the New England  Psychological Association,  Worchester, MA.

Van Reet, J., McInnis, C., & Fast, A. (2012, May). Measuring the representation of pretend  object substitutions. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for  Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.

Sheehan, K. J., Van Reet, J., & Bloom, C. (2012, May). Measuring preschoolers’ superstitious  tendencies. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological  Association, Chicago, IL.

Van Reet, J., & Bogueszewski, K. (2011, October). Specifying the relationship between pretense  and inhibitory control in preschoolers. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the  Cognitive Development Society, Philadelphia, PA.

Van Reet, J. (2011, May). Inhibitory control facilitates pretense quality in young preschoolers.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington  D.C.

Sheehan, K., & Van Reet, J. (2011, May). Children’s superstitious tendencies: Three to 5 year- old’s illusory associations on a touch-screen task. Poster presented at the meeting of the  Association for Psychological Science, Washington D.C.

Conway, S. & Van Reet, J. (2009, October). The relationship between inhibitory control and  drawing development in preschool children. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of  the Cognitive Development Society, San Antonio, TX.

Colletti, A. C., Maurio, L. M., & Van Reet, J. (2009, March). How movement affects children’s  memory of action words. Poster presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological  Association, Pittsburgh, PA.