De Wakkere Wetenschapper van vannacht is psycholoog Lisette de Jonge-Hoekstra. In Connecticut (VS) doet zij onderzoek naar hoe kinderen samenwerken. Samenwerken is voor volwassenen lastig, maar hoe ga ...
Coordination in development – Caregiver-child synchrony
“Ah… da da da da da da … oh doe doe doe doe… eeh aah oeh” … Which adult hasn’t said something similar, while talking with a baby? When people interact with babies, they tend to imitate babies’ vocaliz ...
What do you intend?
Actions such as peeling a banana can be done for an immediate goal, having peeled banana, or for a more social goal, such as demonstrating how to peel a banana. Similarly, hand gestures such as pantom ...
Duo-Interview: Perspectives on Social Coordination
People tend to coordinate their actions, feelings, and thoughts with others in social situations. But how does this work? We asked two experts of our department, Dr. Ralf Cox (Developmental Psycholog ...
Gestures and speech – a balanced couple?
Speech and gestures are tightly coupled when people communicate. Where does this coupling come from? And what does it mean for learning? This blog post tries to answer these questions and discusses f ...
Spreek jij de taal van gebaren?
Iedereen maakt handgebaren tijdens het praten, zelfs als we de ander niet kunnen zien. Waarom doen we dat eigenlijk? En wat hebben we er aan? Psycholoog Wim Pouw onderzoekt aan de University of Con ...