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The imitation game: effects of social cues on 'imitation' are domain-general in nature (2016)
Journal Article
Marsh, L. E., Bird, G., & Catmur, C. (2016). The imitation game: effects of social cues on 'imitation' are domain-general in nature. NeuroImage, 139, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.06.050

Imitation has been hailed as ‘social glue’, facilitating rapport with others. Previous studies suggest that social cues modulate imitation but the mechanism of such modulation remains underspecified. Here we examine the locus, specificity, and neural... Read More about The imitation game: effects of social cues on 'imitation' are domain-general in nature.

Picture yourself: self-focus and the endowment effect in preschool children (2016)
Journal Article
Hood, B., Weltzien, S., Marsh, L., & Kanngiesser, P. (2016). Picture yourself: self-focus and the endowment effect in preschool children. Cognition, 152, 70-77. doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2016.03.019

When an object comes into possession, the owner will typically think that it is worth more than it did before they owned the item in a bias known as the endowment effect. This bias is particularly robust in Western societies with independent self-con... Read More about Picture yourself: self-focus and the endowment effect in preschool children.