Christopher Osterhaus

  • Research
    • Scientific reasoning
    • Dealing with evidence
    • Social cognition
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Schlagwort: Kindergarten

Social cognition and friendships

Social cognition and friendships

Research, Social cognition, Theory of Mind

Friendships are important in life. In a recent study in elementary school, we found that children’s feelings of loneliness are related to some, but not all aspects of their social…

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Scientific reasoning in kindergarten: A comprehensive inventory

Scientific reasoning in kindergarten: A comprehensive inventory

Research, Scientific reasoning

Already 6-year-olds show basic abilities in scientific reasoning! Our recent study also reveals substantial individual differences in kindergarten: While some children are very skilful in scientific reasoning, others still find…

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Theory of Mind and loneliness in kindergarten and elementary school

Theory of Mind and loneliness in kindergarten and elementary school

Publications

Koerber, S., & Osterhaus, C. (2020). Some but not all aspects of (advanced) Theory of Mind predict loneliness. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 38, 144–148. doi:10.1111/bjdp.12302 Children’s (advanced) theory of mind (AToM) has been…

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About

Christopher Osterhaus is a postdoctoral research associate in psychology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

My research explores how children come to understand complex social situations and how they acquire scientific reasoning skills.

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