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Developmental Psychology Lab
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A lab that explores how babies come to understand their own minds and the minds of others as they develop.
AboutAbout the lab
Tracing how the understanding of the unseen “mind” develops.
The lab studies, from the perspective of developmental psychology, how babies' understanding and behavior develop over time.
Its questions are how babies view themselves and others, and from what age and in what way they come to understand the unseen “mind.”
The lab carries out research and practical activities that also take individual differences in development and developmental support into view, such as methods for identifying children with developmental difficulties early and aspects of development promoted through interaction with others.
Key terms
- Social cognition
- Understanding of people and society, such as the mental states of oneself and others
- Longitudinal study
- A research method that examines the same children repeatedly over time to follow how they change
- Autism spectrum
- A term that views developmental conditions involving characteristics in areas such as social interaction as lying along a continuous spectrum
ResearchResearch themes
The lab's research centers on infants' understanding of their own and others' minds and how it develops, the factors that support the development of social cognition, and communication development and developmental support in autism. It also conducts longitudinal experimental studies and research in collaboration with municipalities and child development support institutions.
Infants' understanding of the self and others
The lab examines how babies perceive and understand themselves and others, and how the two are connected to each other, from the aspects of outward appearance and inner (mental) states. It also focuses on the role played by one's own body and the bodies of others.
Development of understanding others' “minds”
The lab investigates the understanding of others' “minds” shown by infants and, through longitudinal experimental studies, attempts to clarify the developmental process from nascent understanding to more advanced understanding.
Factors supporting the development of social cognition
By measuring children's own innate factors, development in other domains, social interaction with caregivers, and the circumstances surrounding caregivers, the lab aims to identify the factors that support the development of social cognition in infancy and early childhood.
Social cognition in autism spectrum
Through longitudinal studies and clinical practice that also take developmental assessment and developmental support into account, the lab investigates questions such as which individual differences in development, at which period, are related to autism. It also collaborates with municipalities and child development support institutions.
MembersFaculty
The lab's members consist of faculty and doctoral students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorWakako Sanefuji
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