I’m interested in how children think and learn about the social world. In particular, I like to think about groups and group decision-making, with a focus on procedures & rules to coordinate action. I also work with the Center for Research on Equitable and...
C.V. MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences MIT McGovern Institute Google Scholar Twitter Wikipedia Mentorship Philosophy Rebecca Saxe studies human social cognition, using a combination of behavioral testing and brain imaging technologies. She is best known for her...
My research seeks to understand how people navigate the challenges of interdependence. At the moment, I am particularly interested in institutional choice and institutional legitimacy: when and why do people establish and comply with institutions that regulate social...
I study how people adaptively make inferences and decisions in our highly complex and uncertain social world. Using a computational psychiatry approach, my research also examines how these social learning mechanisms diverge in people with anxiety and depression who...
My research examines the development of punishment against selfish behaviors. I am particularly interested in children’s reasoning and motives underlying third-party punishment.
