We are currently looking for parent and baby volunteers to participate in our research.  If you live in Hong Kong and have a baby around 16 months old, we invite you to take part in our lab at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).  If you are interested, please contact us, or read below for more information.

About us

The experiments are run by teams of students and graduate research assistants who work under Professor Him Cheung from the Psychology Department at CUHK.  Prof. Cheung has a doctorate degree in psychology from the University of Kansas.

What are the studies like?  
All of our studies are designed to be enjoyable and easy for the baby.  Your infant will sit on your lap in front of a small stage and watch events on the stage.  We will show two test events: one possible and one impossible. When infants find an event surprising, they tend to look longer at that event.  There are two observers who will monitor how long the infant looks at each event.  With your permission, we will also record a video of your baby’s performance.

What are the studies about? And what are they for? 
Our studies examine babies’ development of mental understanding. We are not interested in the performance of each individual baby, but rather the patterns in performance across large numbers of babies.  Our studies help other psychologists, scientists, and educators understand the development of social reasoning.  In particular, we examine how infant's ability to take someone else's perspective (e.g., their ability to think about what someone else is thinking) influences their responses to others.  When the studies are completed we will write up the findings in scientific journals. We do not report any names or personal information in publications resulting from our research.  The only information that will be reported will be about general patterns across a large numbers of babies.  

How long do the studies take? 
Most of our studies involve an one hour visit.  We can schedule visits on weekdays or weekends, at your convenience. 

How do I participate? 
If you and your child would be interested in participating in our studies, or if you would like to know more, please feel free to contact us or email us at cogdelab@psy.cuhk.edu.hk