#122 – Dr Frankie Fong on Social Learning and Overimitation

In this episode of Better Thinking, Nesh Nikolic speaks with Dr Frankie Fong about overimitation and the role of social learning in the development of scientific and religious beliefs and behaviours. Dr Frankie Fong is a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Psychology at UQ. His research interests lie broadly in social learning and overimitation, with a particular focus on factors that modulate children's conformity vs eschewal of normative approaches. Frankie is actively involved in cross-cultural research and has established a fieldsite for developmental psychology research in East Malaysia. His current research focuses on the role of social learning in the development of scientific and religious beliefs and behaviours. He is also developing a series of studies that compares children's learning and perception of information conveyed across different presentation mediums (e.g., digital-screens, books and in-person). Episode link at https://neshnikolic.com/podcast/frankie-fongSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.