Our Research Overview
Active Studies
To find out more about the child and family research that we are currently busy working on, please see our dedicated 'Active Studies' page:
cfr.cam.ac.uk/groups/active-studies
Social and Cognitive Development and the Family
Group lead: Professor Claire Hughes
We investigate children’s relationships within and outside the family in relation to their developing socio-cognitive skills. In particular, we are interested in social influences and consequences of early individual differences in ‘theory of mind’ (the awareness of one’s own and others’ thoughts, feelings, etc.) and in executive functions (the higher order processes that underpin flexible, goal-directed behaviour).