Research Projects
Social cognition and behavior in late adulthood
1. Do social cognition and behavior differ between younger and older adults? The following research projects address this research question:
Cho, I. & Cohen, A. S. (2019). Explaining age-related decline in theory of mind: Evidence for intact competence but compromised executive function. PloS ONE, 14(9), e0222890.
Cho, I., Song, H., Kim, H., & Sul, S. (2020). Older adults consider other’s intentions less but allocentric outcomes more than young adults during an ultimatum game. Psychology and Aging, 35(7), 974-980.
Cho, I., Daley, R. T., Cunningham, T. J., Kensinger, E. A., & Gutchess, A. (2022). Aging, Empathy, and Prosocial Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. 77(4), e57–e63.
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2. What factors are related to age-related differences in social cognition and behavior? Some of my ongoing research projects address this question.
Social cognition and cognitive control in childhood
Individual differences in cognitive control in childhood (in relation to bilingualism and culture):
Cho, I., Park, J., Song, H., & Morton, J. B. (2021). Disentangling Language Status and Country-of-Origin Explanations of the Bilingual Advantage in Preschoolers. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 212, 105235.
Lowe, C. J., Cho, I., Goldsmith, S. F., & Morton, J. B. (2021). The bilingual advantage in children’s executive functioning is not related to language status: A meta-analytic review. Psychological Science. 32 (7), 1115-1146.​
You can find more research projects from my CV.