Publications

In Prep and Submitted Papers

Qiu, F. W., Cox, J.*, Moll, H. (in prep) What makes a good question? Children's judgments of pedagogical questions

Qiu, F. W., Cox, J.*, Shtulman, A., Moll, H. (in prep) Teaching by principle: How pedagogy can be harnessed to promote innovation in young children

Qiu, F.W. & Moll, H. (in prep) Children's contribution to cultural evolution through teaching, invited commentary for Children as agents of cultural adaptation, Brain and Behavioral Sciences

Rajasekhar, N., Ye, N., Williams, A., Suarez, S., Qiu, F. W., Corriveau, K. (Under Review) Learning from non-explanations: Children prefer Socratic over authoritarian responses.

Journal Papers and Book Chapters

*mentored undergraduate student

Qiu, F. W., Gottesman, E.*, Cox, J.*, Moll, H. (2025) Young children teach objective facts as opposed to subjective opinion.

Developmental Psychology (pdf)

Qiu, F. W., Park, J.*, Vite, A., Patall, E. and Moll, H. (2025). Children's selective teaching and informing: A meta-analysis. 

Developmental Science, 28: e13576. (pdf)

Qiu, F. W., Ipek, C., & Moll, H. (2024b). Children teach sensational information – as long as it is true. 

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 242, 105895. (pdf) 

Qiu, F. W., Gottesman, E.*, & Moll, H. (2024a). Know thy audience: Children teach basic or complex facts depending on the learner’s maturity. 

Child Development, (pdf)

Qiu, F. W., & Moll, H. (2022). Children’s pedagogical competence and child-to-child knowledge transmission: Forgotten factors in theories of cultural evolution. 

Journal of Cognition and Culture, 22(5), 421-435. (pdf)

Renninger, A.K, Qiu, F. W., Hidi, S. (2022). Curiosity and/or Interest? What Should Educators Know and Consider? 

The International Encyclopedia of Education, (pdf)

Conference Presentations

*mentored undergraduate student

Qiu, F.W., Cox, J.*, Moll, H. (2025, May). Paper Symposium to be chaired at the Biennial Conference of Society of Research for Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.

Qiu, F. W., Gottesman, E.*, Cox, J.*, Moll, H. (2024, June) Children Selectively Teach Objective Information.

Paper presented at the Jean Piaget Society, Toronto, Canada.

Gottesman, E*., Qiu, F.W., Moll, H. (2024, March). Children Selectively Teach Objective Information.

Poster to be presented at the Biennial Conference of Cognitive Development Society, Pasadena, CA. 

Qiu, F. W., Patall., E., Park, J.*, Moll, H. (2024, March). Children's Selective Information Transmission: A Meta-Analysis. 

Poster to be presented at the Biennial Conference of Cognitive Development Society, Pasadena, CA. 

Qiu, F.W., Ipek, C., Moll, H. (2023, June). Young Children Teach Sensational Information -- As Long As It Is True. 

Talk presented at the Jean Piaget Society, Madrid, Spain.

Qiu, F.W., Ipek, C., Gottesman, E.*, Moll, H. (2023, March). Know Thy Audience: Children Teach Basic or Complex Facts Depending on Their Listener’s Maturity. Flash talk presented at the Biennial Conference of Society of Research for Child Development, Salt Lake City, UT.

Qiu, F.W., Ipek, C., Moll, H. (2023, March). Young Children’s Preference for Teaching Sensationalized Information. 

Poster presented at the Biennial Conference of Society of Research for Child Development, Salt Lake City, UT.

McLoughlin, N., Davoodi, T., Cui, Y. K., Clegg, J., Qiu, F. W., Harris, P. L., & Corriveau, K. H. (2021, April). The Power of Testimony and Culture in Children’s Developing Beliefs about the Invisible and Impossible. 

Poster presented at the Biennial Conference of Society of Research for Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.

Ma, S., Cui, Y.K., Munoz, M., Qiu, F. W., Suaraz, S., Chen, E.E., Corriveau, K.H. (2021, April). Examining the Relationship Between Parental Authoritarianism and Children’s Trusting Preferences in China and the U.S. 

Poster Presented at the Biennial Conference of Society of Research for Child Development, Minneapolis, MN. (abstract)