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The Early Social Development Lab at Dalhousie University is looking for 2- and 4-year-old children, and their parent/guardians, to pilot measures for a study on the development of moral beliefs. To participate in this study, children must be typically developing. Both children and parent/guardians must be fluent in English.

In this study your child will watch multiple videos of two puppets doing different actions, one that breaks a moral principle and one that does not (e.g., hitting another puppet vs. hugging another puppet). They will then answer questions about these videos. If your child is 4 years old, they may also complete a computer task. During this task, they will watch a series of short vignettes about other children breaking some sort of moral principle (e.g., care for others, respect for authority) and answer questions about it. Finally, we may also ask you to complete a brief survey for parent/guardians while your child is doing these tasks.

This study involves one hour-long visit to the Early Social Development Lab at Dalhousie University. We have reserved parking and children receive a certificate and small toy as a thank-you for coming in. Parent/guardians will also be entered into a draw to win one of four $25 Indigo gift cards for participating.

I have included our availability for the month of June below. If you are interested in participating, please contact me at your earliest convenience with the date and 1-hour time slot that works best for you and your family to visit the lab.

Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!

Thank you,

Stef

Stef Hartlin

Lab Coordinator

Early Social Development Lab

Department of Psychology & Neuroscience

Dalhousie University

Room 1419, Life Sciences Centre

P.O. Box 15000

B3H 4R2

Phone: (902) 494-6106

Email: esdl@dal.ca

Website: esdl.psychology.dal.ca

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ESDLDalhousie

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