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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Psychology D-index 88 Citations 34,409 295 World Ranking 568 National Ranking 370

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Awards & Achievements

2015 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

2005 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Social psychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Epistemology

Paul L. Harris mostly deals with Developmental psychology, Social psychology, Cognitive development, Cognitive psychology and Child development. Paul L. Harris has included themes like Emotion work and Comprehension in his Developmental psychology study. His research integrates issues of Context, Narrative, Social perception, Concept learning and Afterlife in his study of Social psychology.

His work deals with themes such as Deception, Cognitive science, Epistemology, Theory of mind and Cross-cultural studies, which intersect with Cognitive development. His Cognitive psychology study also includes

  • Attribution which connect with Counterfactual thinking,
  • Expressed emotion most often made with reference to Language development. His research in Child development intersects with topics in Aside, Credibility and Score.

His most cited work include:

  • Developing theories of mind (1020 citations)
  • The work of the imagination (682 citations)
  • Preschoolers mistrust ignorant and inaccurate speakers. (533 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Developmental psychology, Social psychology, Cognitive psychology, Cognitive development and Comprehension. Paul L. Harris has researched Developmental psychology in several fields, including Theory of mind, Feeling and Social cognition. Theory of mind is closely attributed to Attribution in his work.

In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Social psychology, Concept learning is strongly linked to Child development. His Cognitive psychology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Language development and Communication. His study in Epistemology extends to Cognitive development with its themes.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Developmental psychology (41.52%)
  • Social psychology (36.36%)
  • Cognitive psychology (23.94%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Developmental psychology (41.52%)
  • Social psychology (36.36%)
  • Cognitive psychology (23.94%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Developmental psychology, Social psychology, Cognitive psychology, Theory of mind and Counterintuitive are his primary areas of study. Paul L. Harris integrates Developmental psychology and PsycINFO in his research. His Social psychology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Context and Ignorance.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Domain, Philosophy of science, Pupil and Reading in addition to Cognitive psychology. His Theory of mind study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Linguistics, Verb and Relation. Paul L. Harris focuses mostly in the field of Empirical evidence, narrowing it down to matters related to Cognitive development and, in some cases, Age differences.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Cognitive Foundations of Learning from Testimony (73 citations)
  • Flat vs. Expressive Storytelling: Young Children's Learning and Retention of a Social Robot's Narrative. (37 citations)
  • Children use non-verbal cues to learn new words from robots as well as people (28 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Social psychology
  • Epistemology
  • Linguistics

Paul L. Harris spends much of his time researching Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Theory of mind, Counterintuitive and Child development. His research in the fields of Social relation overlaps with other disciplines such as Social convention. His Developmental psychology research integrates issues from Cognitive development, Goal orientation and Social cognition.

His studies in Cognitive development integrate themes in fields like Test and Empirical evidence. The concepts of his Theory of mind study are interwoven with issues in Linguistics, Conversation and Verb. In Child development, Paul L. Harris works on issues like Social learning, which are connected to Preference, Task analysis and Imitation.

This overview was generated by a machine learning system which analysed the scientist’s body of work. If you have any feedback, you can contact us here.

Best Publications

Children and Emotion: The Development of Psychological Understanding

Paul L. Harris.
(1991)

1850 Citations

Developing theories of mind

Janet W. Astington;Paul L. Harris;David R. Olson.
(1988)

1624 Citations

The work of the imagination

Paul L. Harris.
(2000)

1408 Citations

Emotion comprehension between 3 and 11 years: Developmental periods and hierarchical organization

Francisco Pons;Paul L Harris;Marc de Rosnay.
European Journal of Developmental Psychology (2004)

939 Citations

From Simulation to Folk Psychology: The Case for Development

Paul L. Harris.
Mind & Language (1992)

865 Citations

Preschoolers mistrust ignorant and inaccurate speakers.

Melissa A. Koenig;Paul L. Harris.
Child Development (2005)

828 Citations

Young Children's Theory of Mind and Emotion

Paul L. Harris;Carl N. Johnson;Deborah Hutton;Giles Andrews.
Cognition & Emotion (1989)

697 Citations

Trust in Testimony: Children's Use of True and False Statements

Melissa A. Koenig;Fabrice Clément;Paul L. Harris.
Psychological Science (2004)

689 Citations

Trusting What You're Told: How Children Learn from Others

Paul L. Harris.
(2012)

679 Citations

Children's understanding of emotion

Carolyn Saarni;Paul L. Harris.
(1989)

652 Citations

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