Publications

  1. Li, P. H., Soter, L. K., & Kushnir, T. (2026). Children expect prior belief strength to constrain belief revision. Cognition, 276, 106668. [DOI] [PDF]
  2. Li, P. H. (2026). Weighing first- and second-hand information: How children and adults evaluate sources of moral and factual knowledge across two cultures. Developmental Psychology. Advance online publication. [DOI] [PDF]
  3. Li, P. H., & Koenig, M. A. (2025). Appealing to consequences, or authority? The influence of explanations on children’s moral judgments across two cultures. Cognition, 254, 105994. [DOI] [PDF]
  4. Li, P. H., & Kushnir, T. (2025). Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White: Children Appreciate Reasoners Who Approach Moral Dilemmas With Humility. Developmental science, 28(1), e13565. [DOI] [PDF]
  5. Afshordi, N., Li, P. H., & Koenig, M. (2024). Trusting information from friends: Adults expect it but preschoolers do not. Developmental psychology, 60(6), 1161–1173. [DOI] [PDF]
  6. Li, P. H., DeAngelis, E. R., Glaspie, N., & Koenig, M. A. (2024). The Collaborative Nature of Testimonial Learning. Topics in cognitive science, 16(2), 241–256. [DOI] [PDF]
  7. Li, P. H., & Koenig, M. A. (2023). Understanding the role of testimony in children’s moral development: Theories, controversies, and implications. Developmental Review, 67, 1–13. [DOI] [PDF]
  8. Li, P. H., Stephens Hoff, E., & Koenig, M. A. (2022). Children’s attributions of moral and epistemic virtue: Effects on learning and memory. Developmental psychology, 58(6), 1114–1127. [DOI] [PDF]
  9. Li, P. H., & Koenig, M. A. (2022). The roles of group membership and social exclusion in children’s testimonial learning. Journal of experimental child psychology, 216, 105342. [DOI] [PDF]
  10. Koenig, M. A., Li, P. H., & McMyler, B. (2022). Interpersonal trust in children’s testimonial learning. Mind & Language, 37(5), 955–974. [DOI] [PDF]
  11. Li, P. H., & Koenig, M. A. (2020). Children’s evaluations of informants and their surprising claims in direct and overheard contexts. Journal of Cognition and Development, 21(3), 425–446. [DOI] [PDF]
  12. Li, P. H., Pesch, A., & Koenig, M. A. (2020). The sense of obligation in children’s testimonial learning. The Behavioral and brain sciences, 43, e76. [DOI] [PDF]
  13. Li, P. H., Harris, P. L., & Koenig, M. A. (2019). The role of testimony in children’s moral decision making: Evidence from China and United States. Developmental Psychology, 55(12), 2603–2615. [DOI] [PDF]