Cristine H. Legare

LIFE Fellow from 2004 to 2006, University of Michigan

PhD

Dissertation completed in May 2008

The Development of Causal Explanatory Reasoning

(Advisors: Susan Gelman & Henry M. Wellman)

Recipient of LIFE Outstanding Alumni Award 2015

Selected Publications

Legare, C. H., & Nielsen, M. (2015). Imitation and innovation: The dual engines of cultural learning. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 19, 688–699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2015.08.005

Legare, C. (2012). Exploring explanation: Explaining inconsistent evidence informs exploratory, hypothesis-testing behavior in young children. Child Development, 83, 173–185. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01691.x

Legare, C. H., Evans, E. M., Rosengren, K., & Harris, P. (2012). The coexistence of natural and supernatural explanations across cultures and development. Child Development, 83, 779–793. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01743.x