Join us at CDS 2022 for a full-day pre-conference workshop: “Theory-theory turns thirty-something: Reflections and new directions”
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We are delighted to invite you to attend our full day pre-conference, “Theory-theory turns thirty-something: Reflections and new directions,” to be held at CDS 2022 this coming April. We are writing today to invite early-career researchers to submit proposals for posters and flash talks (please see below). We will write again soon with information on how attendees and presenters can register.
Overview of the day:
Theory-theory has had tremendous reach within cognitive developmental science and beyond, extending from its early roots in “folk psychology,” “folk biology,” and “naive physics,” to more recent explorations of the development of “intuitive sociology,” “folk anthropology,” “intuitive archeology,” “folk philosophy of mind,” and so on. In this pre-conference, the CDS community is invited to come together on April 21, 2022, to reflect on how this theoretical perspective has evolved over the past three decades, how the diversification of our methods and content areas has pushed this collective research program forward, and what questions and controversies remain to be explored.
The day will begin with a structured mentorship program between junior and senior scholars, followed by a “fireside chat” discussion with the authors of two of the seminal papers that popularized theory-theory among cognitive developmentalists: Drs. Susan Gelman, Alison Gopnik, and Henry Wellman. In a keynote symposium we will hear from leading scholars on some of the cutting-edge research that is pushing the field’s understanding of “folk theories” forward, including work on how language and culture shape folk biology (Dr. Florencia Anggoro), work employing computational modeling and cultural comparison (Dr. Julian Jara-Ettinger), work on “folk sociology” (Dr. Kristin Shutts), and work on children’s active information seeking (Dr. Jinjing Jenny Wang). After a leisurely lunch, we will host a second “fireside chat” discussion with senior scholars whose work has defined, transformed, and challenged “theory-theory,” including Drs. Michelene Chi, John Coley, Tamsin German, Paul Harris, and Chuck Kalish. The day will conclude with a “flash talk” session and a poster session featuring new and ongoing work by early-career researchers.
How to submit a poster or flash talk:
To submit a proposal to present a poster or ‘flash talk’, please fill out the following Google Form by 11:59pm ET February 15, 2022: https://forms.gle/gnyjRGFwAaJnwiwD8. We encourage anyone who self-identifies as an “early-career researcher” to apply, including but not limited to undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, assistant professors, and research staff. One of the goals of the organizers is to cultivate a diverse list of presenters with respect to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, nationality, religiosity, disability, and so forth. Please feel free to mention how you would contribute to this goal in your submission. Decisions will be sent out by March 4, 2022.
We look forward to seeing you in Madison, Wisconsin on April 21, 2022!
Kirsten Lesage, Kara Weisman, Rebekah Richert, and Kathleen Corriveau
Kara Weisman
Registration is now open for our CDS pre-conference workshop, “Theory-theory turns thirty-something: Reflections and new directions.” Please register through the CDS website (link: https://cogdevsoc.org/registration/). We will provide breakfast, lunch, and coffee throughout the day. Registration for this full-day workshop costs $35 for students (undergraduate and graduate), $45 for other early-career researchers (postdocs, research staff, pre-tenure faculty), and $55 for general registration. Please see below for an overview of the day.
We are also still accepting submission for posters and ~5-minute flash talks from early-career researchers. Our original deadline for submission was tonight, but we are happy to accept proposals for an additional week (new deadline: Tuesday, 2/22/22, 2:22pm -- just kidding, any time is fine). All early-career researchers, from undergraduates through pre-tenure faculty, are welcome to submit, and we are happy to consider featuring posters or talks that will also be presented at the main conference (in other words, feel free to "double dip"). One of the goals of the organizers is to cultivate a diverse list of presenters with respect to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, nationality, religiosity, disability, and so forth. You are welcome but not required to mention how you would contribute to this goal in the "other comments" section at the end of the submission form.
To submit a proposal to present a poster or ‘flash talk’, please fill out the following Google Form: https://forms.gle/gnyjRGFwAaJnwiwD8. Decisions will be sent out by March 4, 2022.
We look forward to seeing you in Madison, Wisconsin on April 21, 2022!
Kara Weisman, Kirsten Lesage, Rebekah Richert, and Kathleen Corriveau
Overview of the day: Theory-theory turns thirty-something
Theory-theory has had tremendous reach within cognitive developmental science and beyond, extending from its early roots in “folk psychology,” “folk biology,” and “naive physics,” to more recent explorations of the development of “intuitive sociology,” “folk anthropology,” “intuitive archeology,” “folk philosophy of mind,” and so on. In this pre-conference, the CDS community is invited to come together on April 21, 2022, to reflect on how this theoretical perspective has evolved over the past three decades, how the diversification of our methods and content areas has pushed this collective research program forward, and what questions and controversies remain to be explored.
The day will begin with a structured mentorship program between junior and senior scholars, followed by a “fireside chat” discussion with the authors of two of the seminal papers that popularized theory-theory among cognitive developmentalists: Drs. Susan Gelman, Alison Gopnik, and Henry Wellman. In a keynote symposium we will hear from leading scholars on some of the cutting-edge research that is pushing the field’s understanding of “folk theories” forward, including work employing computational modeling and cultural comparison (Dr. Julian Jara-Ettinger), work on how language and culture shape folk biology (Dr. Florencia Anggoro), work on children’s active information seeking (Dr. Jinjing Jenny Wang), and work on “folk sociology” (Dr. Kristin Shutts). After a leisurely lunch, we will host a second “fireside chat” discussion with senior scholars whose work has defined, transformed, and challenged “theory-theory,” including Drs. Michelene Chi, John Coley, Tamsin German, Paul Harris, and Chuck Kalish. The day will conclude with a “flash talk” session and a poster session featuring new and ongoing work by early-career researchers.