Current Research
Johannes’ current projects
What are the principles governing the construction of episodic memories and imaginations? (with Josh Myers)
What is the cognitive architecture of episodic cognition?
Does episodic construction support role-filler independence? (with Kevin Harris, Alon Hafri, & Buddhika Bellana)
What is the role of episodic memory in human social bonds?
What cognitive structures support human long-term relationships?
What cognitive processes support representations of ‘uniqueness’?
Laura’s current projects
Do people think we can have moral obligations to ourselves? What role do these beliefs play in our moral-psychological lives? (with Fan Yang)
How do young children understand belief and belief revision? (with Pearl Li and Tamar Kushnir)
Do people think it’s morally wrong to have bad thoughts? (with Susan Gelman and Ethan Kross)
Are cognitive control mechanisms employed in belief-regulation? (with Chandra Sripada, Alex Weigard, Mike Angstad, and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong)
What could it look like to understand belief as a componential psychological process?
Other current lab projects
Johannes, Laura, & Caleb are studying the folk concept of belief
Johannes & Josh are studying whether episodic construction is a compositional process