CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Perspectives on Child Development: Social Learning and Interaction
Toruń, June 19–21-2025 (scientific sessions on June 20–21)
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Conference will take place at the Institute of Psychology 39 Jurija Gagarina St., 87-100 Toruń
20.06.2025 – First Day
10:00–10:45 – Registration
11:00–11:15 – Welcome address
Magdalena Barwiołek Vice-Rector for International Relations, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Arkadiusz Gut Chair Organizational Committee and Chair Cognitive Science Department, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
11:15–12:30 – Opening Lecture
Paul Harris – Testimony: Young children's selective trust: established findings and new questions
12:30–13:00 – Coffee Break
13:00–14:00 – Roundtable Discussion I
Marta Białecka, Arkadiusz Gut & Małgorzata Stępień-Nycz – How do children conceptualize the mind? Methodological and Cross-Cultural Perspective
14:00–15:00 – Roundtable Discussion II
Ewa Haman, Przemysław Tomalski & Zuzanna Laudańska – Developmental science: Convenient and colonial? A discussion inspired by the case of early language research
15:00–16:00 – Lunch Break
16:00–17:00 – Roundtable Discussion III
Agnieszka Pluta & Alessandro Carollo – Toward a Unified Model of Interpersonal Synchrony: Insights from Hyperscanning Across Dyads and Contexts
17:00–17:45 – Coffee & Posters Session
18:00–… Dinner & Open Discussion in KOI*
21.06.2025 – Second Day
10:00–10:15 – Conference Opening
10:15–11:30 – Opening Lecture
Francisco Pons – Attachment and information seeking across culture
11:30–12:00 – Coffee Break
12:00–13:00 – Roundtable Discussion IV
Katarzyna Lubiewska – Interactionist Approach to Attachment, Parenting, and their Eco-Cultural Environment
13:00–14:00 – Roundtable Discussion V
Fabrice Clément – The Role of Affective Social Learning in Shaping Individual Attitudes Toward the Social World
14:00–15:00 – Lunch Break
15:00–16:00 – Roundtable Discussion VI
Tone Kristine Hermansen – Children’s emotion inferences from situational and contextual cues
16:00–17:00 – Roundtable Discussion VII
Arvid Kappas & Rebecca Stower – Why Do Children Trust Robots? Rethinking Minds, Machines, and Playful Sociality
17:00–... Dinner & Open Discussion in KOI*
*KOI - Copernican Integration Centre, Olszewskiego 16 street, Toruń. The venue is located just a 5-minute walk from the conference site.