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Dr. Bahar Koymen: Collective Reasoning, Theory of Mind & Language Development

In this episode, developmental psychologist Bahar Koymen walks us through her journey from undergraduate studies to a postdoc at the Max Planck Institute and reveals how her work on comparative and developmental psychology has shaped her investigations into collective reasoning, language development, and theory of mind. We explore why children perform better in cooperative and trust-based tasks, how group experiences can boost later individual decision-making, and what “sticker sorting” games teach us about children’s understanding and enforcement of social norms. Bahar also dives into her research on disagreement tolerance, moral reasoning in apologies, and the surprising findings from collaborative false-belief tasks with three-year-olds. Highlighting the importance of cross-cultural collaboration, she discusses large-scale studies aimed at overcoming WEIRD biases and compares evidential markers in Turkish and English to uncover how language structure guides thought. Along the way, she shares practical advice for aspiring researchers on finding passion, leveraging open-access resources, and building fruitful academic collaborations. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction & educational background 2:24 Postdoc at Max Planck Institute & expanding view of developmental psychology 3:35 Comparative psychology & focus on cooperation across timelines 5:04 Transition to research on language development & collaborative problem solving 8:01 Children’s improved performance in cooperative & trust contexts 9:08 Research question: Do collectives make better decisions than individuals? 11:28 Adult pilot: collective experience enhances later individual reasoning 13:31 Sticker sorting study: children’s understanding & enforcement of norms 17:15 Research on disagreement tolerance in children’s collaborative reasoning 19:27 Morality & institutions: learning norms through children’s play & culture 22:28 Children’s evaluation of apologies & moral reasoning 26:01 Online vs in-person interaction: challenges in mutual understanding 28:46 Collaborative false-belief tasks reveal early theory of mind in 3-year-olds 33:12 Role of experience vs cognitive development in theory of mind 36:07 Hot topic: cross-cultural research & addressing WEIRD bias 40:03 Conducting large-scale cross-cultural studies through collaboration 41:09 Postdoc choice & influence of Michael Tomasello on research direction 43:05 Language structure & cognition: evidential markers in Turkish vs English 47:05 Advice for aspiring researchers: resources, open access & finding passion