Research Interests and Publications:

Dr. Moses studies children's developing appreciation of mental states like belief, desire, and intention. He is particularly interested in how advances in executive functioning (e.g., inhibitory control, working memory) affect the emergence and expression of early theories of mind. Much of his research is conducted with preschool children but he has also examined the early foundations of social cognition in infancy and the onset of constructivist theories of mind later in childhood. For further information visit Dr. Moses' website.

Selected Publications:

Moses, L.J., Coon, J.A., & Wusinich, N. (2000). Young children's understanding of desire formation. Developmental Psychology, 36, 77-90.

Carlson, S.M., & Moses, L.J. (2001). Individual differences in inhibitory control and children's theory of mind. Child Development, 72, 1032-1053.

Malle, B.F., Moses, L.J., & Baldwin, D.A. (Eds.) (2001). Intentions and intentionality: Foundations of social cognition. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press..

Moses, L.J., & Carlson, S.M. (2004). Self regulation and children's theories of mind. In C. Lightfoot, C. Lalonde, & M.J. Chandler (Eds). Changing conceptions of psychological life (pp 127-146). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Sabbagh, M.A., Xu, F. Carlson, S.M., Moses, L.J., & Lee, K. (2006). The development of executive functioning and theory-of-mind: A comparison of Chinese and U.S. preschoolers. Psychological Science, 17, 74-81.