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Terry Kit-fong Au

Terry Kit-fong Au

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Psychology

D-Index
37
Citations
6285
World Ranking
9171
National Ranking
82

Overview

Terry Kit-fong Au is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China and works primarily in the field of psychology, with a focus on several subfields including cognitive neuroscience, developmental and educational psychology, clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and psychiatry and mental health.

Their research covers a range of topics mainly centered on autism spectrum disorder research, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, family and disability support research, as well as child nutrition and feeding issues. They also explore areas related to child development and digital technology, child and animal learning development, and face recognition and perception.

Recent peer-reviewed publications from Terry Kit-fong Au include the following:

  • Autism spectrum disorder screening in preschools, 2020, Autism
  • Non-monotonic developmental trend of holistic processing in visual expertise: the case of Chinese character recognition, 2022, Cognitive Research Principles and Implications
  • Learning Challenging L2 Sounds Via Computer Training: High-Variability Perceptual Training for Children and Adults, 2021, Language Learning and Development
  • Classroom Observation Scale, 2021, PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Autism spectrum disorder screening in Chinese-language preschools, 2021, Autism

The scientist has published multiple papers in notable venues including Autism, Cognitive Research Principles and Implications, Language Learning and Development, Developmental Psychology, and PsycTESTS Dataset.

Terry Kit-fong Au has collaborated frequently with several co-authors such as Kathy Kar-man Shum, Angel Hoe-chi Au, Rose Wong, Yongtian Cheng, and Hannah Man-yan Tse.

Best Publications

  • Overhearing a Language During Childhood

    Terry Kit-fong Au;Leah M. Knightly;Sun-Ah Jun;Janet S. Oh

  • Chinese and English counterfactuals: The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis revisited

    Terry Kit-Fong Au

  • A verb is worth a thousand words: The causes and consequences of interpersonal events implicit in language

    Terry Kit-fong Au

  • Input Vs Constraints: Early Word Acquisition in Korean and English

    T.K.F. Au;M. Dapretto;Y.K. Song

  • Holding on to childhood language memory.

    Janet S Oh;Sun-Ah Jun;Leah M Knightly;Terry Kit-fong Au

  • The Principle of Mutual Exclusivity in Word Learning: To Honor or Not to Honor?

    Terry Kit-fong Au;Mariana Glusman

  • Production benefits of childhood overhearing.

    Leah M. Knightly;Sun-Ah Jun;Janet S. Oh;Terry Kit-fong Au

  • Salvaging a Childhood Language

    Terry Kit-fong Au;Janet S. Oh;Leah M. Knightly;Sun-Ah Jun

  • Developing an intuitive understanding of conservation and contamination: invisible particles as a plausible mechanism

    Terry K. Au;Allison L. Sidle;Kristen B. Rollins

  • A longitudinal study of maternal messages about dating and sexuality and their influence on Latino adolescents.

    Laura F Romo;Eva S Lefkowitz;Marian Sigman;Terry K Au

  • Acquiring word meanings via linguistic contrast

    Terry Kit-fong Au;Ellen M. Markman

  • The relationship between caregiver functional oral health literacy and child oral health status

    Susan M. Bridges;Divya S. Parthasarathy;Hai Ming Wong;Cynthia K.Y. Yiu

  • How Latino American and European American adolescents discuss conflicts, sexuality, and AIDS with their mothers.

    Eva S. Lefkowitz;Laura F. Romo;Rosalie Corona;Terry Kit-fong Au

  • Effectiveness of group cognitive-behavioral treatment for childhood anxiety in community clinics

    Wai-yee Lau;Charlotte Kwok-ying Chan;Johnson Ching-hong Li;Terry Kit-fong Au

  • Helping Mothers Discuss Sexuality and AIDS with Adolescents

    Eva S. Lefkowitz;Marian Sigman;Terry Kit-fong Au

  • Early childhood language memory in the speech perception of international adoptees

    Janet S. Oh;Terry Kit-Fong Au;Sun-Ah Jun

  • Building A Coherent Conception of Hiv Transmission. A New Approach To Aids Education

    Terry Kit-fong Au;Laura F. Romo

  • Acquiring color names via linguistic contrast: the influence of contrasting terms.

    Terry Kit-fong Au;Denise E. Laframboise

  • Developing An Intuitive Understanding of Substance Kinds

    Terry Kit-Fong Au

  • Learning Spanish as a Heritage Language: The Role of Sociocultural Background Variables.

    Janet S. Oh;Terry Kit-fong Au

  • Counterfactuals: In reply to Alfred Bloom

    Terry Kit-fong Au

  • Folkbiology meets microbiology: a study of conceptual and behavioral change.

    Terry Kit-fong Au;Carol K.K. Chan;Tsz-kit Chan;Mike W.L. Cheung

Frequent Co-Authors

Marian Sigman
Marian Sigman University of California, Los Angeles
Eva S. Lefkowitz
Eva S. Lefkowitz University of Connecticut
Connie Suk-Han Ho
Connie Suk-Han Ho University of Hong Kong
Richard M. Lee
Richard M. Lee University of Minnesota
Mike W.-L. Cheung
Mike W.-L. Cheung National University of Singapore
Ellen M. Markman
Ellen M. Markman Stanford University
Mirella Dapretto
Mirella Dapretto University of California, Los Angeles

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