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Jacqueline D. Woolley is a Professor in the Department of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research centers on children's conceptual development, focusing on the fantasy-reality distinction and how preschool and elementary school children evaluate evidence regarding supernatural beliefs and reasoning. Woolley's work addresses how children discern the reality status of new information, particularly in today's media-rich environment filled with fantastical entities. Current projects investigate the influence of anecdotal evidence on children's beliefs, the role of perceived control in supernatural thinking, and the psychological processes behind apparent superstitious outcomes. Her findings have significant implications for education and parenting practices. Woolley's research is supported by the John Templeton Foundation and she is welcoming new graduate students to her lab.
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