VPW: Early Developments in Children's Understanding of the Mental State of Pretense

这项研究是利拉德博士在美国国立卫生研究院（National Institutes of Health）资助下的一项研究的延续，目的是研究幼儿对假装的理解。这个问题最近成为早期社会理解领域的关键问题，因为许多人认为假装可能是理解心灵的场所。利拉德博士过去的研究表明，儿童实际上并没有很好地掌握假装的心理基础，而其他实验室最近的一些研究表明，他们也许掌握了。正在进行的四项研究旨在解决这些差异。互动活动包括邀请五位顶尖女心理学家到系里演讲，以及为女研究生举办一系列讨论，讨论与心理学中女性相关的专业发展问题。利拉德博士还将举办一个研究生级别的研讨会，主题是假装游戏和理解思维。

The research is a continuation of work begun under a National Institutes of Health grant to Dr. Lillard to examine young children's understanding of pretense. This issue has recently become of critical interest in the realm of early social understanding, as many think pretending might be the venue by which understanding the mind proceeds. Dr. Lillard's past work suggests that children do not in fact have a good grasp of the mental underpinnings of pretense, whereas some very recent work coming from other laboratories suggests perhaps they do. The four research studies being carried out are designed to address these discrepancies. The interactive activities include a speaker series bringing five top women psychologists to the department, and a discussion series for women graduate students addressing professional development issues pertinent to women in psychology. Dr. Lillard will also run a graduate level seminar on pretend play and understanding the mind.