The University of Queensland

Social learning from media: the need for a culturally diachronic developmental psychology

Nielsen, Mark, Fong, Frankie T. K. and Whiten, Andrew (2021). Social learning from media: the need for a culturally diachronic developmental psychology. Advances in Child Development and Behavior. (pp. 317-334) edited by Jeffrey J. Lockman. San Diego, CA, USA: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/bs.acdb.2021.04.001

But that's not fair! The experience of economic inequality from a child's perspective

Kirkland, Kelly, Jetten, Jolanda and Nielsen, Mark (2019). But that's not fair! The experience of economic inequality from a child's perspective. The Social Psychology of Inequality. (pp. 187-199) edited by Jolanda Jetten and Kim Peters. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-28856-3_12

The acquisition of biface knapping skill in the Acheulean

Shipton, Ceri and Nielsen, Mark (2018). The acquisition of biface knapping skill in the Acheulean. Evolution of Primate Social Cognition. (pp. 283-297) edited by Laura Desirèe Di Paolo, Fabio Di Vincenzo and Francesca De Petrillo. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-93776-2_18

Pretend Play and Cognitive Development

Nielsen, Mark (2015). Pretend Play and Cognitive Development. International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition. (pp. 870-876) Orlando, FL, USA: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.23073-0

Failure to find over-imitation in captive orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus): Implications for our understanding of cross-generation information transfer

Nielsen, Mark and Susianto, Erna W. E. (2010). Failure to find over-imitation in captive orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus): Implications for our understanding of cross-generation information transfer. Developmental Psychology. (pp. 153-167) edited by Johan Håkansson. New York. NY, U.S.A.: Nova Science Publishers.

Multiple motivations for imitation in infancy

Nielsen, Mark and Slaughter, Virginia (2007). Multiple motivations for imitation in infancy. Imitation and Social Learning in Robots, Humans and Animals: Behavioural, Social and Communicative Dimensions. (pp. 343-360) edited by Nehaniv, Chrystopher L. and Dautenhahn, Kerstin. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511489808.023

Multiple motivations for imitation in infancy

Nielsen, Mark G. and Slaughter, Virginia (2007). Multiple motivations for imitation in infancy. Imitation and social learning in robots, humans and animals. (pp. 343-359) edited by Nehaniv, C. L. and Dautenhahn, K.. United States: Cambridge University Press.

Children's communication of pretend acts using social cues

Randell, A. C. and Nielsen, M. G. (2006). Children's communication of pretend acts using social cues. Frontiers in Cognitive Psychology. (pp. 127-144) edited by M.A. Vanchevsky. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc..

Imitation and self-recogntion in autism: In search of an explanation

Nielsen, M. G., Suddendorf, T. and Dissanayake, C. (2006). Imitation and self-recogntion in autism: In search of an explanation. Imitation and the Social Mind: Autism and Typical Development. (pp. 138-197) edited by S.J. Rogers and J.H.G. Williams. New York, NY United States: The Guilford Press.

Revisiting the video deficit in technology-saturated environments: Successful imitation from people, screens, and social robots

Sommer, Kristyn, Slaughter, Virginia, Wiles, Janet and Nielsen, Mark (2023). Revisiting the video deficit in technology-saturated environments: Successful imitation from people, screens, and social robots. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 232 105673, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2023.105673

Testing the bounds of compassion in young children

Kirby, James N., Kirkland, Kelly, Wilks, Matti, Green, Mitchell, Tanjitpiyanond, Porntida, Chowdhury, Nafisa and Nielsen, Mark (2023). Testing the bounds of compassion in young children. Royal Society Open Science, 10 (2) 221448, 221448. doi: 10.1098/rsos.221448

The effect of intent and character information on children's evaluations of third-party transgressions

Cameron, Sophie, Wilks, Matti and Nielsen, Mark (2023). The effect of intent and character information on children's evaluations of third-party transgressions. Social Development. doi: 10.1111/sode.12675

The cost–benefit trade‐off in young children's overimitation behaviour

Nielsen, Mark, Grant, Julie and Tomaselli, Keyan (2022). The cost–benefit trade‐off in young children's overimitation behaviour. Infant and Child Development, 32 (2) e2394. doi: 10.1002/icd.2394

I may not like you, but I still care: children differentiate moral concern from other constructs

Neldner, Karri, Wilks, Matti, Crimston, Charlie R., Jaymes, R. W. M. and Nielsen, Mark (2022). I may not like you, but I still care: children differentiate moral concern from other constructs. Developmental Psychology, 59 (3), 549-566. doi: 10.1037/dev0001485

The effect of moral character on children's judgements of transgressions

Cameron, Sophie, Wilks, Matti, Redshaw, Jonathan and Nielsen, Mark (2022). The effect of moral character on children's judgements of transgressions. Cognitive Development, 63 101221, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2022.101221

Examining relations between performance on non-verbal executive function and verbal self-regulation tasks in demographically-diverse populations

Dutra, Natália B., Chen, Lydia, Anum, Adote, Burger, Oskar, Davis, Helen E., Dzokoto, Vivian A., Fong, Frankie T. K., Ghelardi, Sabrina, Mendez, Kimberly, Messer, Emily J. E., Newhouse, Morgan, Nielsen, Mark G., Ramos, Karlos, Rawlings, Bruce, Dos Santos, Renan A. C., Silveira, Lara G. S., Tucker-Drob, Elliot M. and Legare, Cristine H. (2022). Examining relations between performance on non-verbal executive function and verbal self-regulation tasks in demographically-diverse populations. Developmental Science, 25 (5) e13228, e13228. doi: 10.1111/desc.13228

Revisiting an extant framework: Concerns about culture and task generalization

Fong, Frankie T. K., Nielsen, Mark and Legare, Cristine H. (2022). Revisiting an extant framework: Concerns about culture and task generalization. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 45 e257, e257. doi: 10.1017/s0140525x22001200

How economic inequality affects prosocial behavior in children across development

Kirkland, Kelly, Jetten, Jolanda, Wilks, Matti and Nielsen, Mark (2021). How economic inequality affects prosocial behavior in children across development. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 210 105202, 105202. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2021.105202

The digital social partner: Preschool children display stronger imitative tendency in screen‐based than live learning

Fong, Frankie T. K., Imuta, Kana, Redshaw, Jonathan and Nielsen, Mark (2021). The digital social partner: Preschool children display stronger imitative tendency in screen‐based than live learning. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 3 (4) hbe2.280, 585-594. doi: 10.1002/hbe2.280

The early ontogeny of infants’ imitation of on screen humans and robots

Sommer, Kristyn, Redshaw, Jonathan, Slaughter, Virginia, Wiles, Janet and Nielsen, Mark (2021). The early ontogeny of infants’ imitation of on screen humans and robots. Infant Behavior and Development, 64 101614, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2021.101614

The man and the machine: Do children learn from and transmit tool-use knowledge acquired from a robot in ways that are comparable to a human model?

Fong, Frankie T.K., Sommer, Kristyn, Redshaw, Jonathan, Kang, Jemima and Nielsen, Mark (2021). The man and the machine: Do children learn from and transmit tool-use knowledge acquired from a robot in ways that are comparable to a human model?. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 208 105148, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2021.105148

Does helping now excuse cheating later? An investigation into moral balancing in children

Cameron, Sophie, Wilks, Matti and Nielsen, Mark (2021). Does helping now excuse cheating later? An investigation into moral balancing in children. Royal Society Open Science, 8 (7) 202296, 202296. doi: 10.1098/rsos.202296

When efficiency attenuates imitation in preschool children

Fong, Frankie T. K., Imuta, Kana, Redshaw, Jonathan and Nielsen, Mark (2021). When efficiency attenuates imitation in preschool children. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 39 (2), 330-337. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12366

Children’s experience of economic inequality: how earning position influences prosocial behavior

Kirkland, Kelly, Jetten, Jolanda, Wilks, Matti and Nielsen, Mark (2021). Children’s experience of economic inequality: how earning position influences prosocial behavior. Cognitive Development, 58 101043, 101043. doi: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2021.101043

Young children’s capacity to seek information in preparation for a future event

Brinums, Melissa, Redshaw, Jonathan, Nielsen, Mark, Suddendorf, Thomas and Imuta, Kana (2021). Young children’s capacity to seek information in preparation for a future event. Cognitive Development, 58 101015, 101015. doi: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2021.101015

A cross-cultural comparison: imitation of inefficient tool use in Australian and Malaysian preschool children

Fong, Frankie T. K., Redshaw, Jonathan and Nielsen, Mark (2021). A cross-cultural comparison: imitation of inefficient tool use in Australian and Malaysian preschool children. Journal of Cultural Cognitive Science, 5 (1), 37-47. doi: 10.1007/s41809-021-00077-6

Can a robot teach me that? Children's ability to imitate robots

Sommer, Kristyn, Slaughter, Virginia, Wiles, Janet, Owen, Kathryn, Chiba, Andrea A., Forster, Deborah, Malmir, Mohsen and Nielsen, Mark (2021). Can a robot teach me that? Children's ability to imitate robots. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 203 105040, 105040. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2020.105040

Does neonatal imitation exist? Insights from a meta-analysis of 336 effect sizes

Davis, Jacqueline, Redshaw, Jonathan, Suddendorf, Thomas, Nielsen, Mark, Kennedy-Costantini, Siobhan, Oostenbroek, Janine and Slaughter, Virginia (2021). Does neonatal imitation exist? Insights from a meta-analysis of 336 effect sizes. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 16 (6), 1745691620959834-1397. doi: 10.1177/1745691620959834

Cultural components of sex differences in color preference

Davis, Jac T. M., Robertson, Ellen, Lew‐Levy, Sheina, Neldner, Karri, Kapitany, Rohan, Nielsen, Mark and Hines, Melissa (2021). Cultural components of sex differences in color preference. Child Development, 92 (4) cdev.13528, 1574-1589. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13528

Homo neanderthalensi s and the evolutionary origins of ritual in Homo sapiens

Nielsen, Mark, Langley, Michelle C., Shipton, Ceri and Kapitány, Rohan (2020). Homo neanderthalensi s and the evolutionary origins of ritual in Homo sapiens. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 375 (1805) 20190424, 20190424. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0424

Ritual explained: interdisciplinary answers to Tinbergen's four questions

Legare, Cristine H. and Nielsen, Mark (2020). Ritual explained: interdisciplinary answers to Tinbergen's four questions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 375 (1805) 20190419, 1-5. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0419

A cross-cultural investigation of young children's spontaneous invention of tool use behaviours

Neldner, Karri, Reindl, Eva, Tennie, Claudio, Grant, Julie, Tomaselli, Keyan and Nielsen, Mark (2020). A cross-cultural investigation of young children's spontaneous invention of tool use behaviours. Royal Society Open Science, 7 (5) 192240, 192240. doi: 10.1098/rsos.192240

The effect of economic inequality on young children's prosocial decision-making: economic inequality and prosociality

Kirkland, Kelly, Jetten, Jolanda and Nielsen, Mark (2020). The effect of economic inequality on young children's prosocial decision-making: economic inequality and prosociality. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 38 (4), 512-528. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12334

Preschool children overimitate robots, but do so less than they overimitate humans

Sommer, Kristyn, Davidson, Rebecca, Armitage, Kristy L., Slaughter, Virginia, Wiles, Janet and Nielsen, Mark (2020). Preschool children overimitate robots, but do so less than they overimitate humans. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 191 104702, 104702. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2019.104702

Children's perceptions of the moral worth of live agents, robots, and inanimate objects

Sommer, Kristyn, Nielsen, Mark, Draheim, Madeline, Redshaw, Jonathan, Vanman, Eric J. and Wilks, M. (2019). Children's perceptions of the moral worth of live agents, robots, and inanimate objects. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 187 104656, 1-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2019.06.009

A cross-cultural investigation of children’s willingness to imitate prosocial and antisocial groups

Wilks, Matti, Redshaw, Jonathan, Mushin, Ilana and Nielsen, Mark (2019). A cross-cultural investigation of children’s willingness to imitate prosocial and antisocial groups. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 185, 164-175. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2019.04.018

Individual differences in neonatal 'imitation' fail to predict early social cognitive behaviour

Redshaw, Jonathan, Nielsen, Mark, Slaughter, Virginia, Kennedy-Costantini, Siobhan, Oostenbroek, Janine, Crimston, Jessica and Suddendorf, Thomas (2019). Individual differences in neonatal 'imitation' fail to predict early social cognitive behaviour. Developmental Science, 23 (2) e12892, e12892. doi: 10.1111/desc.12892

Functional illiteracy burden in soil-transmitted helminth (STH) endemic regions of the Philippines: an ecological study and geographical prediction for 2017

Owada, Kei, Nielsen, Mark, Lau, Colleen L., Yakob, Laith, Clements, Archie C. A., Leonardo, Lydia and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. (2019). Functional illiteracy burden in soil-transmitted helminth (STH) endemic regions of the Philippines: an ecological study and geographical prediction for 2017. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13 (6) e0007494, e0007494. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007494

Creation across culture: children’s tool innovation is influenced by cultural and developmental factors

Neldner, Karri, Redshaw, Jonathan, Murphy, Sean, Tomaselli, Keyan, Davis, Jacqueline, Dixson, Barnaby and Nielsen, Mark (2019). Creation across culture: children’s tool innovation is influenced by cultural and developmental factors. Developmental Psychology, 55 (4), 877-889. doi: 10.1037/dev0000672

Determinants of spatial heterogeneity of functional illiteracy among school-aged children in the Philippines: an ecological study

Owada, Kei, Nielsen, Mark, Lau, Colleen, Yakob, Laith, Clements, Archie, Leonardo, Lydia and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo (2019). Determinants of spatial heterogeneity of functional illiteracy among school-aged children in the Philippines: an ecological study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (1) 137. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16010137

Ritualized objects: how we perceive and respond to causally opaque and goal demoted action

Kapitány, Rohan and Nielsen, Mark (2019). Ritualized objects: how we perceive and respond to causally opaque and goal demoted action. Journal of Cognition and Culture, 19 (1-2), 170-194. doi: 10.1163/15685373-12340053

Developmental changes in young children's willingness to copy the antisocial actions of ingroup members in a minimal group context

Wilks, Matti, Kirby, James and Nielsen, Mark (2018). Developmental changes in young children's willingness to copy the antisocial actions of ingroup members in a minimal group context. Developmental Psychology, 55 (4), 709-721. doi: 10.1037/dev0000667

Examining memory for ritualized gesture in complex causal sequences

Kapitány, R., Kavanagh, C., Whitehouse, H. and Nielsen, M. (2018). Examining memory for ritualized gesture in complex causal sequences. Cognition, 181, 46-57. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2018.08.005

An experimental examination of object-directed ritualized action in children across two cultures

Kapitány, Rohan, Davis, Jacqueline T., Legare, Cristine and Nielsen, Mark (2018). An experimental examination of object-directed ritualized action in children across two cultures. PLoS One, 13 (11) e0206884, e0206884. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206884

Spatial distribution and populations at risk of A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura co-infections and infection intensity classes: an ecological study

Owada, Kei, Lau, Colleen L., Leonardo, Lydia, Clements, Archie C A, Yakob, Laith, Nielsen, Mark, Carabin, Hélène and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J (2018). Spatial distribution and populations at risk of A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura co-infections and infection intensity classes: an ecological study. Parasites and Vectors, 11 (1) 535, 535. doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-3107-y

Re-evaluating the neonatal imitation hypothesis

Oostenbroek, Janine, Redshaw, Jonathan, Davis, Jacqueline, Kennedy-Costantini, Siobhan, Nielsen, Mark, Slaughter, Virginia and Suddendorf, Thomas (2018). Re-evaluating the neonatal imitation hypothesis. Developmental Science, 22 (2) e12720, e12720. doi: 10.1111/desc.12720

Behavioral investments in the short term fail to produce a sunk cost effect

Nash, Jeremy S., Imuta, Kana and Nielsen, Mark (2018). Behavioral investments in the short term fail to produce a sunk cost effect. Psychological Reports, 122 (5), 33294118790908-1793. doi: 10.1177/0033294118790908

The social glue of cumulative culture and ritual behavior

Nielsen, Mark (2018). The social glue of cumulative culture and ritual behavior. Child Development Perspectives, 12 (4), 264-268. doi: 10.1111/cdep.12297

The cost of helping: an exploration of compassionate responding in children

Green, Mitchell, Kirby, James N. and Nielsen, Mark (2018). The cost of helping: an exploration of compassionate responding in children. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 36 (4), 673-678. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12252

The developmental origins of moral concern: an examination of moral boundary decision making throughout childhood

Neldner, Karri, Crimston, Charlie, Wilks, Matti, Redshaw, Jonathan and Nielsen, Mark (2018). The developmental origins of moral concern: an examination of moral boundary decision making throughout childhood. PLoS One, 13 (5) e0197819, e0197819. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197819

Young children from three diverse cultures spontaneously and consistently prepare for alternative future possibilities

Redshaw, Jonathan, Suddendorf, Thomas, Neldner, Karri, Wilks, Matti, Tomaselli, Keyan, Mushin, Ilana and Nielsen, Mark (2018). Young children from three diverse cultures spontaneously and consistently prepare for alternative future possibilities. Child Development, 90 (1), 51-61. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13084

The influence of goal demotion on children's reproduction of ritual behavior

Nielsen, Mark, Tomaselli, Keyan and Kapitány, Rohan (2018). The influence of goal demotion on children's reproduction of ritual behavior. Evolution and Human Behavior, 39 (3), 343-348. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2018.02.006

Children imitate antisocial in-group members

Wilks, Matti, Kirby, James and Nielsen, Mark (2018). Children imitate antisocial in-group members. Developmental Science, 21 (6) e12675, e12675. doi: 10.1111/desc.12675

Shamanism and the social nature of cumulative culture

Nielsen, Mark, Fischer, Ronald and Kashima, Yoshihisa (2018). Shamanism and the social nature of cumulative culture. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 41 e81. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X17002126

Young children's tool innovation across culture: Affordance visibility matters

Neldner, Karri, Mushin, Ilana and Nielsen, Mark (2017). Young children's tool innovation across culture: Affordance visibility matters. Cognition, 168, 335-343. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2017.07.015

Early stone tools and cultural transmission resetting the null hypothesis: comment

Nielsen, Mark and Whiten, Andrew (2017). Early stone tools and cultural transmission resetting the null hypothesis: comment. Current Anthropology, 58 (5), 659-660.

The persistent sampling bias in developmental psychology: a call to action

Nielsen, Mark, Haun, Daniel, Kaertner, Joscha and Legare, Cristine H. (2017). The persistent sampling bias in developmental psychology: a call to action. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 162, 31-38. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2017.04.017

Children disassociate from antisocial in-group members

Wilks, Matti and Nielsen, Mark (2017). Children disassociate from antisocial in-group members. Journal of experimental child psychology, 165, 37-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2017.06.003

Are yawns really contagious? A critique and quantification of yawn contagion

Kapitany, Rohan and Nielsen, Mark (2017). Are yawns really contagious? A critique and quantification of yawn contagion. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 3 (2), 134-155. doi: 10.1007/s40750-017-0059-y

Measuring the effect of soil-transmitted helminth infections on cognitive function in children: systematic review and critical appraisal of evidence

Owada, Kei, Nielsen, Mark, Lau, Colleen L., Clements, Archie C. A., Yakob, Laith and Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J. (2017). Measuring the effect of soil-transmitted helminth infections on cognitive function in children: systematic review and critical appraisal of evidence. Advances in Parasitology, 98, 1-37. doi: 10.1016/bs.apar.2017.05.002

There is no compelling evidence that human neonates imitate

Kennedy-Costantini, Siobhan, Oostenbroek, Janine, Suddendorf, Thomas, Nielsen, Mark, Redshaw, Jonathan, Davis, Jacqueline, Clark, Sally and Slaughter, Virginia (2017). There is no compelling evidence that human neonates imitate. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 40 e392, e392. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X16001898

Comprehensive Longitudinal Study Challenges the Existence of Neonatal Imitation in Humans

Oostenbroek, Janine, Suddendorf, Thomas, Nielsen, Mark, Redshaw, Jonathan, Kennedy-Costantini, Siobhan, Davis, Jacqueline, Clark, Sally and Slaughter, Virginia (2016). Comprehensive Longitudinal Study Challenges the Existence of Neonatal Imitation in Humans. Current Biology, 26 (10), 1334-1338. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.047

Imitation, collaboration, and their interaction among Western and Indigenous Australian preschool children

Nielsen, Mark, Mushin, Ilana, Tomaselli, Keyan and Whiten, Andrew (2016). Imitation, collaboration, and their interaction among Western and Indigenous Australian preschool children. Child Development, 87 (3), 795-806. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12504

The ritual stance and the precaution system: the role of goal-demotion and opacity in ritual and everyday actions

Kapitany, Rohan and Nielsen, Mark (2016). The ritual stance and the precaution system: the role of goal-demotion and opacity in ritual and everyday actions. Religion, Brain and Behavior, 7 (1), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/2153599X.2016.1141792

Preschool's children's learning proclivities: when the ritual stance trumps the instrumental stance

Wilks, Matti, Kapitany, Rohan and Nielsen, Mark (2016). Preschool's children's learning proclivities: when the ritual stance trumps the instrumental stance. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 34 (3), 402-414. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12139

Why developmental psychology is incomplete without comparative and cross-cultural perspectives

Nielsen, Mark and Haun, Daniel (2016). Why developmental psychology is incomplete without comparative and cross-cultural perspectives. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 371 (1686), 1-7. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0071

Adopting the ritual stance: The role of opacity and context in ritual and everyday actions

Kapitany, Rohan and Nielsen, Mark (2015). Adopting the ritual stance: The role of opacity and context in ritual and everyday actions. Cognition, 145, 13-29. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2015.08.002

Imitation and innovation: the dual engines of cultural learning

Legare, Cristine H. and Nielsen, Mark (2015). Imitation and innovation: the dual engines of cultural learning. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 19 (11), 688-699. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2015.08.005

Before cumulative culture: the evolutionary origins of overimitation and shared intentionality

Shipton, Ceri and Nielsen, Mark (2015). Before cumulative culture: the evolutionary origins of overimitation and shared intentionality. Human Nature, 26 (3), 331-345. doi: 10.1007/s12110-015-9233-8

The perpetuation of ritualistic actions as revealed by young children's transmission of normative behavior

Nielsen, Mark, Kapitany, Rohan and Elkins, Rosemary (2015). The perpetuation of ritualistic actions as revealed by young children's transmission of normative behavior. Evolution and Human Behavior, 36 (3), 191-198. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2014.11.002

Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and human children (Homo sapiens) know when they are ignorant about the location of food

Neldner, Karri, Collier-Baker, Emma and Nielsen, Mark (2015). Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and human children (Homo sapiens) know when they are ignorant about the location of food. Animal Cognition, 18 (3), 683-699. doi: 10.1007/s10071-015-0836-6

Childhood and the evolution of higher-effort teaching

Nielsen, Mark and Shipton, Ceri (2015). Childhood and the evolution of higher-effort teaching. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 38 (1) e52, 34-35. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X14000545

Direct cost does not impact on young children's spontaneous helping behavior

Nielsen, Mark, Gigante, Julia and Collier-Baker, Emma (2014). Direct cost does not impact on young children's spontaneous helping behavior. Frontiers in Psychology, 5 (DEC) 1509, 1-7. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01509

Preschool children favor copying a successful individual over an unsuccessful group

Wilks, Matti, Collier-Baker, Emma and Nielsen, Mark (2014). Preschool children favor copying a successful individual over an unsuccessful group. Developmental Science, 18 (6), 1014-1024. doi: 10.1111/desc.12274

Video games and prosocial behavior: a study of the effects of non-violent, violent and ultra-violent gameplay

Tear, Morgan J. and Nielsen, Mark (2014). Video games and prosocial behavior: a study of the effects of non-violent, violent and ultra-violent gameplay. Computers in Human Behavior, 41, 8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.09.002

Knowledge and Belief Understanding Among Iranian and Australian Preschool Children

Shahaeian, Ameneh, Nielsen, Mark, Peterson, Candida C., Aboutalebi, Maedeh and Slaughter, Virginia (2014). Knowledge and Belief Understanding Among Iranian and Australian Preschool Children. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 45 (10), 1643-1654. doi: 10.1177/0022022114548484

Motivated empathy: the mechanics of the empathic gaze

Cowan, David G., Vanman, Eric J. and Nielsen, Mark (2014). Motivated empathy: the mechanics of the empathic gaze. Cognition and Emotion, 28 (8), 1522-1530. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2014.890563

Exploring tool innovation: a comparison of Western and Bushman children

Nielsen, Mark, Tomaselli, Keyan, Mushin, Ilana and Whiten, Andrew (2014). Exploring tool innovation: a comparison of Western and Bushman children. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 126, 384-394. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2014.05.008

Groups' actions trump injunctive reaction in an incidental observation by young children

Turner, Cameron R., Nielsen, Mark and Collier-Baker, Emma (2014). Groups' actions trump injunctive reaction in an incidental observation by young children. PLoS One, 9 (9) e107375, e107375.1-e107375.10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107375

Where culture takes hold: "overimitation" and its flexible deployment in Western, Aboriginal, and Bushmen children

Nielsen, Mark, Mushin, Ilana, Tomaselli, Keyan and Whiten, Andrew (2014). Where culture takes hold: "overimitation" and its flexible deployment in Western, Aboriginal, and Bushmen children. Child Development, 85 (6), 2169-2184. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12265

Iranian Mothers' Disciplinary Strategies and Theory of Mind in Children: A Focus on Belief Understanding

Shahaeian, Ameneh, Nielsen, Mark, Peterson, Candida C. and Slaughter, Virginia (2014). Iranian Mothers' Disciplinary Strategies and Theory of Mind in Children: A Focus on Belief Understanding. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 45 (7), 1110-1123. doi: 10.1177/0022022114534772

Cultural and family influences on children's theory of mind development: a comparison of Australian and Iranian school-age children

Shahaeian, Ameneh, Nielsen, Mark, Peterson, Candida C. and Slaughter, Virginia (2013). Cultural and family influences on children's theory of mind development: a comparison of Australian and Iranian school-age children. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, OnlineFirst (4), 1-14. doi: 10.1177/0022022113513921

Failure to demonstrate that playing violent video games diminishes prosocial behavior

Tear, Morgan J. and Nielsen, Mark (2013). Failure to demonstrate that playing violent video games diminishes prosocial behavior. PLoS ONE, 8 (7) e68382, e68382.1-e68382.7. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068382

Object-directed imitation in children with high-functioning autism: testing the social motivation hypothesis

Nielsen, Mark, Slaughter, Virginia and Dissanayake, Cheryl (2013). Object-directed imitation in children with high-functioning autism: testing the social motivation hypothesis. Autism Research, 6 (1), 23-32. doi: 10.1002/aur.1261

Is newborn imitation developmentally homologous to later social-cognitive skills?

Suddendorf, Thomas, Oostenbroek, Janine, Nielsen, Mark and Slaughter, Virginia (2013). Is newborn imitation developmentally homologous to later social-cognitive skills?. Developmental Psychobiology, 55 (1), 52-58. doi: 10.1002/dev.21005

Why the confusion around neonatal imitation? A review

Oostenbroek, Janine, Slaughter, Virginia, Nielsen, Mark and Suddendorf, Thomas (2013). Why the confusion around neonatal imitation? A review. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 31 (4), 328-341. doi: 10.1080/02646838.2013.832180

Young children's imitative and innovative behaviour on the floating object task

Nielsen, Mark (2013). Young children's imitative and innovative behaviour on the floating object task. Infant and Child Development, 22 (1), 44-52. doi: 10.1002/icd.1765

Childhood and advances in human tool use

Nielsen, Mark (2012). Childhood and advances in human tool use. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 35 (4), 232-233. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X11001932

Fourteen-month-olds' imitation of differently aged models

Zmyj, Norbert, Daum, Moritz M., Prinz, Wolfgang, Nielsen, Mark and Aschersleben, Gisa (2012). Fourteen-month-olds' imitation of differently aged models. Infant and Child Development, 21 (3), 250-266. doi: 10.1002/icd.750

Imitation, pretend play, and childhood: Essential elements in the evolution of human culture?

Nielsen, Mark (2012). Imitation, pretend play, and childhood: Essential elements in the evolution of human culture?. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 126 (2), 170-181. doi: 10.1037/a0025168

Social learning in humans and nonhuman animals: Theoretical and empirical dissections

Nielsen, Mark, Subiaul, Francys, Galef, Bennett, Zentall, Thomas and Whiten, Andrew (2012). Social learning in humans and nonhuman animals: Theoretical and empirical dissections. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 126 (2), 109-113. doi: 10.1037/a0027758

Young children overimitate in third-party contexts

Nielsen, Mark, Moore, Chris and Mohamedally, Jumana (2012). Young children overimitate in third-party contexts. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 112 (1), 73-83. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2012.01.001

When the transmission of culture is child's play

Nielsen, Mark, Cucchiaro, Jessica and Mohamedally, Jumana (2012). When the transmission of culture is child's play. PLoS One, 7 (3) e34066, e34066.1-e34066.6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034066

Product-based television and young children's pretend play in Australia

Fletcher, Renee and Nielsen, Mark (2012). Product-based television and young children's pretend play in Australia. Journal of Children and Media, 6 (1), 5-17. doi: 10.1080/17482798.2011.633397

Imitation in young children: When who gets copied is more important than what gets copied.

Nielsen, Mark and Blank, Cornelia (2011). Imitation in young children: When who gets copied is more important than what gets copied.. Developmental Psychology, 47 (4), 1050-1053. doi: 10.1037/a0023866

Children's capacity to remember a novel problem and to secure its future solution

Suddendorf, Thomas, Nielsen, Mark and von Gehlen, Rebecca (2011). Children's capacity to remember a novel problem and to secure its future solution. Developmental Science, 14 (1), 26-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.00950.x

Over-imitation in children with autism and Down syndrome

Nielsen, Mark and Hudry, Kristelle (2010). Over-imitation in children with autism and Down syndrome. Australian Journal of Psychology, 62 (2), 67-74. doi: 10.1080/00049530902758613

Overimitation in Kalahari Bushman children and the origins of human cultural cognition

Nielsen, Mark and Tomaselli, Keyan (2010). Overimitation in Kalahari Bushman children and the origins of human cultural cognition. Psychological Science, 21 (5), 729-736. doi: 10.1177/0956797610368808

12-Month-Olds Produce Others' Intended but Unfulfilled Acts

Nielsen, Mark (2009). 12-Month-Olds Produce Others' Intended but Unfulfilled Acts. Infancy, 14 (3), 377-389. doi: 10.1080/15250000902840003

The imitative behaviour of children and chimpanzees: A window on the transmission of cultural traditions

Nielsen, Mark (2009). The imitative behaviour of children and chimpanzees: A window on the transmission of cultural traditions. Revue de primatologie, 1, 2-13.

Tools, TV and trust: Introduction to the special issue on imitation in typically developing children

Nielsen, Mark Gregory and Carpenter, Malinda (2008). Tools, TV and trust: Introduction to the special issue on imitation in typically developing children. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 101 (4), 225-227. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2008.09.005

Reflecting on imitation in autism: Introduction to the special issue

Nielsen, Mark and Carpenter, Malinda (2008). Reflecting on imitation in autism: Introduction to the special issue. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 101 (3), 165-169. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2008.06.004

Adult modelling facilitates young children's generation of novel pretend acts

Nielsen, Mark and Christie, Tamara (2008). Adult modelling facilitates young children's generation of novel pretend acts. Infant and Child Development, 17 (2), 151-162. doi: 10.1002/icd.538

Interacting socially with human hands at 24 months of age

Slaughter, Virginia, Nielsen, Mark and Enchelmaier, Petrina (2008). Interacting socially with human hands at 24 months of age. Infancy, 13 (2), 185-195. doi: 10.1080/15250000701795721

The effect of social engagement on 24-month-olds' imitation from live and televised models

Nielsen, Mark, Simcock, Gabrielle and Jenkins, Linda (2008). The effect of social engagement on 24-month-olds' imitation from live and televised models. Developmental Science, 11 (5), 722-731. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2008.00722.x

The social motivation for social learning

Nielsen, Mark (2008). The social motivation for social learning. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 31 (1), 33-33. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X0700324X

Visual self-recognition in mirrors and live videos: Evidence for a developmental asynchrony

Suddendorf, Thomas, Simcock, Gabrielle and Nielsen, Mark (2007). Visual self-recognition in mirrors and live videos: Evidence for a developmental asynchrony. Cognitive Development, 22 (2), 185-196. doi: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2006.09.003

Copying actions and copying outcomes: Social learning through the second year

Nielsen, M (2006). Copying actions and copying outcomes: Social learning through the second year. Developmental Psychology, 42 (3), 555-565. doi: 10.1037/0012-1649.42.3.555

Do chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) understand single invisible displacement?

Collier-Baker, Emma, Davis, Joanne M., Nielsen, Mark and Suddendorf, Thomas (2006). Do chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) understand single invisible displacement?. Animal Cognition, 9 (1), 55-61. doi: 10.1007/s10071-005-0004-5

Mirror self-recognition beyond the face

Nielsen, Mark, Suddendorf, Thomas and Slaughter, Virginia (2006). Mirror self-recognition beyond the face. Child Development, 77 (1), 176-185. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2006.00863.x

Imitation recognition in a captive chimpanzee (pan troglodytes)

Nielsen, M. G., Collier-Baker, E., Davis, J. M. and Suddendorf, T. (2005). Imitation recognition in a captive chimpanzee (pan troglodytes). Animal Cognition, 8 (1), 31-36. doi: 10.1007/s10071-004-0232-0

Pretend play, mirror self-recognition and imitation: A longitudinal investigation through the second year

Nielsen, Mark and Dissanayake, Cheryl (2004). Pretend play, mirror self-recognition and imitation: A longitudinal investigation through the second year. Infant Behavior & Development, 27 (3), 342-365. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2003.12.006

A longitudinal investigation of self-other discrimination and the emergence of mirror self-recognition

Nielsen, M., Dissanayake, C. and Kashima, Y. (2003). A longitudinal investigation of self-other discrimination and the emergence of mirror self-recognition. Infant Behavior & Development, 26 (2), 213-226. doi: 10.1016/S0163-6383(03)00018-3

A longitudinal study of immediate, deferred, and synchronic imitation through the second year

Nielsen, M. G. and Dissanayake, C. A. (2003). A longitudinal study of immediate, deferred, and synchronic imitation through the second year. AISBJ, 1 (4), 305-318.

Pretending Primates

Nielsen, M (2002). Pretending Primates. Trends In Cognitive Sciences, 6 (10), 445-445. doi: 10.1016/S1364-6613(02)01983-6

An investigation of pretend play, mental state terms and false belief understanding: In search of a metarepresentational link

Nielsen, M and Dissanayake, C (2000). An investigation of pretend play, mental state terms and false belief understanding: In search of a metarepresentational link. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 18, 609-624. doi: 10.1348/026151000165887

William James and the evolution of consciousness

Nielsen, Mark and Day, R. H. (1999). William James and the evolution of consciousness. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 19 (1), 90-113. doi: 10.1037/h0091189

Children's Judgments of Anti-Social Behaviour Towards a Robot: Liking and Learning

Davidson, Rebecca, Sommer, Kristyn and Nielsen, Mark (2019). Children's Judgments of Anti-Social Behaviour Towards a Robot: Liking and Learning. 14th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Daegu South Korea, 11-14 March 2019. Piscataway, NJ United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/HRI.2019.8673075

Measuring the effect of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections on cognitive function in children: systematic review and critical appraisal of evidence

Owada, Kei, Nielsen, Mark, Lau, Colleen, Clements, Archie, Yakob, Laith and Magalhaes, Ricardo J. Soares (2017). Measuring the effect of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections on cognitive function in children: systematic review and critical appraisal of evidence. 65th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), Atlanta, GA United States, 13-16 November, 2016. Deerfield, IL United States: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Hand in hand: tools and techniques for understanding children's touch with a social robot

Hensby, Kristyn, Wiles, Janet, Boden, Marie, Heath, Scott, Nielsen, Mark, Pounds, Paul, Riddell, Joshua, Rogers, Kristopher, Rybak, Nikodem, Slaughter, Virginia, Smith, Michael, Taufatofua, Jonathon, Worthy, Peter and Weigel, Jason (2016). Hand in hand: tools and techniques for understanding children's touch with a social robot. 11th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI 2016, Christchurch, New Zealand, 7-10 March 2016. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/HRI.2016.7451794

Is the human mirror system operational at birth?

Slaughter, Virginia, Oostenbroek, Janine, Suddendorf, Thomas and Nielsen, Mark (2013). Is the human mirror system operational at birth?. ACNS-2013 Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 28 Nov - 1 Dec, 2013. Lausanne, Switzerland: Frontiers Research Foundation. doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2013.212.00043

The development of self-recognition in mirrors and live videos

Suddendorf, T., Simcock, G., Nielsen, M. and Collier-Baker, E. (2006). The development of self-recognition in mirrors and live videos. 33rd Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, Bardon Conference Centre, Brisbane, 20-23 April, 2006. London: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.1080/00049530600940016

Do chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) understand invisible displacement?

Collier-Baker, E, Davis, JM, Suddendorf, T and Nielsen, M (2004). Do chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) understand invisible displacement?. BASEL: KARGER.

Synchronic imitation as pre-linguistic social interaction

Nielsen, M. G. and Dissanayake, C. A. (2003). Synchronic imitation as pre-linguistic social interaction. AISB '03 Cognition in Machines & Animals, Aberystwyth, Wales, 7-11 April 2003. Aberystwyth, Wales: The Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence.

Deferred imitation and the onset of pretend play in the second year

Nielsen, M. G. and Dissanayake, C.A. (2002). Deferred imitation and the onset of pretend play in the second year. Perspectives on Imitation: From Cognitive Neuroscience to Social Science, Paris, France, May 2002.

A longitudinal investigation of imitation, pretend play and mirror self-recognition in human infants

Nielsen, Mark G. (2002). A longitudinal investigation of imitation, pretend play and mirror self-recognition in human infants. PhD Thesis, School of Psychological Science, Latrobe University.