A5009391506- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Infant Health and Development
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Language Development and Disorders
- Educational and Social Studies
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
- Multisensory perception and integration
- Language and cultural evolution
- Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
University of Trento
2015-2025
Université Paris Cité
2022
University of Padua
2011-2015
University of Ferrara
2011-2013
Data Management (Italy)
2011
Developmental Dyslexia (DD) is a neurobiological condition affecting the ability to read fluently and/or accurately. Analyzing resting-state electroencephalographic (EEG) activity in DD may provide deeper characterization of underlying pathophysiology and possible biomarkers. So far, studies investigating provided limited evidence did not consider aperiodic component power spectrum. In present study, adults with (n = 26) without 31) underwent reading skills assessment EEG investigate...
Much of our basic understanding cognitive and social processes in infancy relies on measures looking time, specifically infants’ visual preference for a novel or familiar stimulus. However, despite being the foundation many behavioral tasks infant research, determinants preferences are poorly understood, differences expression can be difficult to interpret. In this large-scale study, we test predictions from Hunter Ames model infants' preferences. We investigate effects three factors...
Openness has been identified as one of the personality traits with stronger association to creativity into Five-Factor Model personality. But what are psychological mechanisms that relate and creative performance? The present paper aims at responding this question, exploring in particular whether attentional processing apparently irrelevant information (irrelevance processing) can act a moderator within relation between creativity. To aim, visual version Unusual Uses Task was developed and,...
Culture is a key determinant of children's development both in its own right and as measure generalizability developmental phenomena. Studying the role culture requires information about participants' demographic backgrounds. However, reporting treatment data are limited inconsistent child research. A barrier to consistent fashion that no standardized tool currently exists collect these data. Variation cultural expectations, family structures, life circumstances across communities make...
Measuring eye movements remotely via the participant's webcam promises to be an attractive methodological addition in-person eye-tracking in lab. However, there is a lack of systematic research comparing remote web-based with in-lab young children. We report multi-lab study that compared these two measures anticipatory looking task toddlers using WebGazer.js and jsPsych. Results our tested sample 18-27-month-old (N = 125) revealed successfully captured goal-based action predictions, although...
Abstract Attentional reorienting is dysfunctional not only in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but also infants who will develop ASD, thus constituting a potential causal factor of future social interaction and communication abilities. Following the research domain criteria framework, we hypothesized that presence subclinical autistic traits parents should lead to atypical infants’ attentional reorienting, which turn impact on their socio-communication behavior toddlerhood....
Character strengths are positive traits that emerge in early childhood. Guided by character strength theory, this study investigates of Italian children aged 3 to 6. We examined an translation the Strengths Inventory for Early Childhood (CSI-EC-Italy) with data from 123 parents two phases: (i) Exploratory graph analysis identified 16 distinct 40 items, leading a condensed, more reliable version questionnaire (CSI-ItaCC), increasing minimum reliability 0.55 0.74; (ii) Regression linked these...
Character strengths are positive traits that emerge in early childhood. Guided by character strength theory, this study investigates of Italian children aged 3 to 6. We examined an translation the Strengths Inventory for Early Childhood (CSI-EC-Italy) with data from 123 parents two phases: (i) Exploratory graph analysis identified 16 distinct 40 items, leading a condensed, more reliable version questionnaire (CSI-ItaCC), increasing minimum reliability 0.55 0.74; (ii) Regression linked these...
Do toddlers and adults engage in spontaneous Theory of Mind (ToM)? Evidence from anticipatory looking (AL) studies suggests that they do. But a growing body failed replication raised questions about the paradigm’s suitability. In this multi-lab collaboration, we test robustness ToM measures. We examine whether 18- to 27-month-olds’ adults’ looks distinguish between two basic forms an agent’s epistemic states: knowledge ignorance. [ANTICIPATED n = 520 50% FEMALE] 408, diverse ethnic...
Abstract In the present work, we used eye‐tracking methodology to investigate how affective reactions influence investment decision making. addition, looked at individual differences in terms of people's sensitivity information and efficiently they regulate it, that is, trait emotional intelligence. We demonstrated people who are more sensitive have larger pupil dilation when looking past performance a stock fund. also found participants' had an impact on their decisions (whether were likely...
OPINION article Front. Psychol., 23 June 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.678370
Previous research showed that infants and toddlers are inclined to help prosocial agents assign a positive valence fair distributions. Also, they expect negative actions directed towards distributors will conform reciprocity principles. This study investigates whether selective in helping others, as function of others' previous distributive actions. Toddlers were presented with real-life events which two actresses distributed resources either equally or unequally between puppets. Then,...
Abstract Many studies proposed that infants' and adults' looking behavior suggest a spontaneous implicit ability to reason about others' beliefs. It has been argued, however, these successes are false positives due domain‐general processes, such as retroactive interference. In this study, we investigated the domain specificity of mechanisms underpinning participants' by manipulating dynamic cues in event stimuli. Infants aged 15 20 months adults saw animation events which either self‐moving...
In the present work we explored in two separate studies modulatory role of trait emotional intelligence (EI) over effect exerted on children's creative potential by other key elements defining creativity, namely cognitive resources (here through basic executive functions, Study 1) and contextual-environmental factors (that is, teachers' implicit conceptions influencing 2). Confirming previous research, functions (particularly interference control working memory) emerged as main predictors...
Past research showed that apparently irrelevant information for a creative task at hand can lead to higher performance, especially in open-minded individuals. Through two diverse experimental procedures, the present work investigated which type of irrelevance inspire (i.e., increase) performance during divergent thinking (DT) and how individuals be inspired by this kind information. In Experiment 1, attentional processing was either relevant or execution verbal DT assessed means an...
Abstract Developmental dyslexia (DD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that affects reading ability despite normal intelligence and education. In search of core deficits, previous evidence has linked DD with impairments in temporal aspects perceptual processing, which might underlie phonological deficits as well inefficient graphemic parsing during reading. However, electrophysiological for atypical processing still scarce the visual modality. Here, we investigated efficiency both...