Michael Tomasello, James F. Bonk Distinguished Professor

Contact Info:

Office Location:	Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, 247 Reuben-Cooke Building, Durham, NC
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Web Page:	http://miketomasello.com/

Education:

Ph.D.	University of Georgia	1980
B.A.	Duke University	1972

Research Interests:

Major research interests in processes of social cognition, social learning, cooperation, and communication from developmental, comparative, and cultural perspectives. Current theoretical focus on processes of shared intentionality. Empirical research mainly with human children from 1 to 4 years of age and great apes.

Curriculum Vitae

Recent Publications   (More Publications)   (search)

1. Li, L; Grueneisen, S; Chartier, J; Tomasello, M (2026). Do young children understand the objectivity of reality?. Journal of experimental child psychology, 271, 106568. [doi]  [abs]
2. Tomasello, M (2026). Coordinating with Peers vs. Adults.. The Behavioral and brain sciences, 49, e251. [doi]  [abs]
3. Wolf, W; Iva, V; Larsen, I; Tomasello, M (2026). Young children enforce self-created norms promiscuously.. Journal of experimental child psychology, 262, 106396. [doi]  [abs]
4. Katz, T; Tomasello, M (2026). It's the cost that counts! Young children's reciprocity is sensitive to subjective cost.. Child development, 97(1), 261-272. [doi]  [abs]
5. Köymen, B; Green, Y; Bennett, S; Tomasello, M (2026). Three-year-old children understand the false beliefs of their partner in collaborative decision making.. Child development, 97(1), 1-8. [doi]  [abs]