Andrew Young
Psychology
Associate Professor
Office:
BBH 313-B
Phone:
(773) 442-5844
Email:
A-Young20@neiu.edu
Office Hours:
By appointment.
PSYC 202 Statistics and Research Methods I
PYSC 215 Child Psychology
PSYC 310 Developmental Psychology
PSYC 316 Child Development Lab
PSYC 385 Capstone Seminar
PSYC 396 Senior Seminar in Psychology
Research Design and Statistical Analysis I (G)
Research Design and Statistical Analysis II (G)
Research Interests
My research focuses on the cognitive and social mechanisms underlying children’s learning and cuts across developmental, cognitive, and educational psychology. In particular, I study 1) children’s collaborative and cultural learning, 2) the development of scientific thinking, and 3) applications of psychological science to education.
Education
Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2016)
B.S. in Psychology & BS in Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University (2006)
Selected Publications
Young, A.G. & Shtulman, A. (2020). Children’s cognitive reflection predicts conceptual understanding in science and mathematics. Psychological Science, 31, 1396-1408.
Young, A.G. & Shtulman, A. (2020). How children’s cognitive reflection shapes their understanding of science. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1247.
Young, A.G., Alibali, M.W., & Kalish, C.W. (2019). Causal learning from joint action: Collaboration helps first graders, but hinders kindergartners. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 177, 166-186.
Riggs, A.E. & Young, A.G. (2016). Developmental changes in children’s normative reasoning across learning contexts and collaborative roles. Developmental Psychology, 52, 1236-1246.
Young, A.G., Alibali, M.W., & Kalish, C.W. (2012). Causal learning and disagreement: Others’ hypotheses affect children’s evaluations of evidence. Developmental Psychology, 48, 1242-1253.