Shauna Joyner, a student under the supervision of Dr. Kondrad, presented their joint research in a poster session at the 21st North Carolina Psychology Association Undergraduate Conference. This study titled, "Not getting the point" tested whether four-year-olds could understand true negative pointing gestures, which refers to pointing to where an object is not rather than where it is. Specifically, children were asked to find a sticker hidden under a cup when a researcher said she was going to show them “where it’s not hidden” and then used the true negative point. Results indicated that four-year-olds have trouble with this task, possibly due to the amount of working memory required. These findings provide insight into how children learn from others.
Poster titled "Not Getting the Point"
