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Peter Blake is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Boston University, serving as Director of the Social Development and Learning Lab. His research focuses on social cognitive development, particularly the foundations of cooperation, fairness, and ownership in children. He employs game-theory experiments to explore how children navigate resource allocation and social norms. Blake extends his work cross-culturally to identify universal developmental patterns and cultural influences.
Blake holds an Ed.D. from Harvard University. His academic background combines education and psychological sciences, reflected in his interdisciplinary approach to studying children’s social interactions. His lab emphasizes experimental methods to uncover cognitive and social processes underlying moral reasoning and decision-making.
Research Themes: Blake’s work spans
- Cooperative behavior and its cultural variability
- Developmental origins of fairness perceptions
- Ownership concepts and their verbal/behavioral manifestations
- Game-based experimental paradigms for measuring social cognition
Publications Trends: Recent work highlights cross-cultural comparisons of inequity aversion, SES impacts on decision-making, and the role of friendship in fairness judgments. Methodologically, he integrates computational models to analyze behavioral data, emphasizing quantifiable measures of moral reasoning.
Lab & Affiliations: The Social Development and Learning Lab at Boston University conducts field and lab experiments across diverse populations, with active projects in multiple countries to assess cultural influences on social cognition.
