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Paul Harris

Victor S. Thomas Professor of Education

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Paul Harris
Paul Harris

Title: Victor S. Thomas Professor of Education

Institution: Harvard

Discipline: Psychology & Psychoanalysis

Appearances: 2

Notable: 2009 William Thierry Preyer Award for Excellence in Research on Human Development; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2015); APA Eleanor Maccoby Book Award (2014); author of 'Trusting What You're Told: How Children Learn from Others' (Harvard University Press); D.Phil. from Oxford University

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Biography

British developmental psychologist studying the early development of cognition, emotion, and imagination in children. His research examines how young children learn about history, science, and religion on the basis of what trusted informants tell them.

Sample Works

Roundtable Appearances

The Mind of a Child
April 18, 2015 · ▶ Video
The Mind of a Child
The roundtable explores how children at different developmental stages understand the world. Key questions addressed include how one-, three-, and five-year-olds conceptualize...
Artificial Intelligence Education & Knowledge Emotion & Affect
Patricia Bauer, Paul Harris, Regina Pally, Colin Phillips, Steven Wein, Paul Zelinsky
Podcast (2:09:31)
Ignorance and Curiosity
April 27, 2013 · ▶ Video
Ignorance and Curiosity
Physics Nobel laureate David Gross asserts that "the most important product of science is ignorance." The event explores how science pursues better questions alongside knowledge,...
Art & Aesthetics Education & Knowledge Ethics & Morality
Heather Berlin, Susan Engel, Stuart Firestein, Paul Harris, Alan Hirshfeld
Podcast (2:00:53)
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