The University of Queensland

Shaping one's future self: the development of deliberate practice

Suddendorf, Thomas, Brinums, Melissa and Imuta, Kana (2016). Shaping one's future self: the development of deliberate practice. Seeing the future: theoretical perspectives on future-oriented mental time travel. (pp. 343-366) edited by Kourken Michaelian, Stanley B. Klein and Karl K. Szpunar. New York, United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190241537.003.0017

Childhood memories

Hayne, Harlene, Scarf, Damian and Imuta, Kana (2015). Childhood memories. International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences. (pp. 465-470) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.51025-3

Memory development during infancy and early childhood and cultural variations

Hayne, Harlene, Imuta, Kana and Scarf, Damian (2015). Memory development during infancy and early childhood and cultural variations. International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences. (pp. 147-154) edited by James D. Wright. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.23062-6

Is your accent right for the job? A meta-analysis on accent bias in hiring decisions

Spence, Jessica L., Hornsey, Matthew J., Stephenson, Eloise M. and Imuta, Kana (2024). Is your accent right for the job? A meta-analysis on accent bias in hiring decisions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 50 (3), 371-386. doi: 10.1177/01461672221130595

A meta-analytic review of the association between theory of mind and aggression

Ekerim-Akbulut, Müge, Yavuz-Müren, Melis, Turunç, Gamze, Imuta, Kana and Selçuk, Bilge (2024). A meta-analytic review of the association between theory of mind and aggression. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 74 101890, 101890. doi: 10.1016/j.avb.2023.101890

Children's judgments on the acceptability of prejudice

Spence, Jessica L., Neldner, Karri, Hornsey, Matthew J. and Imuta, Kana (2023). Children's judgments on the acceptability of prejudice. Child Development, 95 (1), 34-49. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13974

Do parents enhance cognitive behavior therapy for youth anxiety? An overview of systematic reviews over time

Byrne, S., Cobham, V., Richardson, M. and Imuta, K. (2023). Do parents enhance cognitive behavior therapy for youth anxiety? An overview of systematic reviews over time. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 26 (3), 773-788. doi: 10.1007/s10567-023-00436-5

Parent versus individual cognitive behavior therapy for youth anxiety: protocol for an overview of systematic reviews over time

Byrne, Simon, Richardson, Meg, Riba, Marcos and Imuta, Kana (2023). Parent versus individual cognitive behavior therapy for youth anxiety: protocol for an overview of systematic reviews over time. JMIR Research Protocols, 12 (1) e48077, 1-8. doi: 10.2196/48077

Driven by emotion: anticipated feelings motivate children’s deliberate practice

Brinums, Melissa, Franco, Camila, Kang, Jemima, Suddendorf, Thomas and Imuta, Kana (2023). Driven by emotion: anticipated feelings motivate children’s deliberate practice. Cognitive Development, 66 101340, 101340. doi: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2023.101340

A meta-analytic review on the social–emotional intelligence correlates of the six bullying roles: bullies, followers, victims, bully-victims, defenders, and outsiders

Imuta, Kana, Song, Sumin, Henry, Julie D., Ruffman, Ted, Peterson, Candida and Slaughter, Virginia (2022). A meta-analytic review on the social–emotional intelligence correlates of the six bullying roles: bullies, followers, victims, bully-victims, defenders, and outsiders. Psychological Bulletin, 148 (3-4), 199-226. doi: 10.1037/bul0000364

The digital social partner: Preschool children display stronger imitative tendency in screen‐based than live learning

Fong, Frankie T. K., Imuta, Kana, Redshaw, Jonathan and Nielsen, Mark (2021). The digital social partner: Preschool children display stronger imitative tendency in screen‐based than live learning. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 3 (4) hbe2.280, 585-594. doi: 10.1002/hbe2.280

When efficiency attenuates imitation in preschool children

Fong, Frankie T. K., Imuta, Kana, Redshaw, Jonathan and Nielsen, Mark (2021). When efficiency attenuates imitation in preschool children. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 39 (2), 330-337. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12366

Young children’s capacity to seek information in preparation for a future event

Brinums, Melissa, Redshaw, Jonathan, Nielsen, Mark, Suddendorf, Thomas and Imuta, Kana (2021). Young children’s capacity to seek information in preparation for a future event. Cognitive Development, 58 101015, 101015. doi: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2021.101015

Something about the way you speak: a meta‐analysis on children’s linguistic‐based social preferences

Spence, Jessica L., Hornsey, Matthew J. and Imuta, Kana (2021). Something about the way you speak: a meta‐analysis on children’s linguistic‐based social preferences. Child Development, 92 (2), 517-535. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13548

Lying and theory of mind: a meta‐analysis

Lee, Jia Ying Sarah and Imuta, Kana (2021). Lying and theory of mind: a meta‐analysis. Child Development, 92 (2), 536-553. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13535

Developments in the social meaning underlying accent‐ and dialect‐based social preferences

Imuta, Kana and Spence, Jessica L. (2020). Developments in the social meaning underlying accent‐ and dialect‐based social preferences. Child Development Perspectives, 14 (3) cdep.12374, 135-141. doi: 10.1111/cdep.12374

Age-related changes in children's accent-based resource distribution

Spence, Jessica L. and Imuta, Kana (2020). Age-related changes in children's accent-based resource distribution. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 193 104807, 104807. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2020.104807

Lifespan differences in emotional contagion while watching emotion-eliciting videos

Ruffman, Ted, Then, Rebecca, Cheng, Christie and Imuta, Kana (2019). Lifespan differences in emotional contagion while watching emotion-eliciting videos. PLoS One, 14 (1) e0209253, e0209253. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209253

Practicing for the future: deliberate practice in early childhood

Brinums, Melissa, Imuta, Kana and Suddendorf, Thomas (2018). Practicing for the future: deliberate practice in early childhood. Child Development, 89 (6), 2051-2058. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12938

Behavioral investments in the short term fail to produce a sunk cost effect

Nash, Jeremy S., Imuta, Kana and Nielsen, Mark (2018). Behavioral investments in the short term fail to produce a sunk cost effect. Psychological Reports, 122 (5), 33294118790908-1793. doi: 10.1177/0033294118790908

Children's learning and memory of an interactive science lesson: does the context matter?

Imuta, Kana, Scarf, Damian, Carson, Sally and Hayne, Harlene (2018). Children's learning and memory of an interactive science lesson: does the context matter?. Developmental Psychology, 54 (6), 1029-1037. doi: 10.1037/dev0000487

Which button will I press? Preference for correctly ordered counting sequences in 18-month-olds

Ip, Martin Ho Kwan, Imuta, Kana and Slaughter, Virginia (2018). Which button will I press? Preference for correctly ordered counting sequences in 18-month-olds. Developmental Psychology, 54 (7), 1199-1207. doi: 10.1037/dev0000515

Theory of mind and prosocial behavior in childhood: a meta-analytic review

Imuta, Kana, Henry, Julie D., Slaughter, Virginia, Selcuk, Bilge and Ruffman, Ted (2016). Theory of mind and prosocial behavior in childhood: a meta-analytic review. Developmental Psychology, 52 (8), 1192-1205. doi: 10.1037/dev0000140

Meta-analysis of theory of mind and peer popularity in the preschool and early school years

Slaughter, Virginia, Imuta, Kana, Peterson, Candida C. and Henry, Julie D. (2015). Meta-analysis of theory of mind and peer popularity in the preschool and early school years. Child Development, 86 (4), 1159-1174. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12372

Gollin's (1965) levels-by-levels approach: the importance of manipulating the task dimension when assessing age-related changes and individual differences in decision making

Imuta, Kana, Hewitt, Josh and Scarf, Damian (2015). Gollin's (1965) levels-by-levels approach: the importance of manipulating the task dimension when assessing age-related changes and individual differences in decision making. Frontiers in Psychology, 6 (APR) 541, 541.1-541.4. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00541

When too much of a novel thing may be what's "bad": commentary on Fisher, Godwin, and Seltman (2014)

Imuta, Kana and Scarf, Damian (2014). When too much of a novel thing may be what's "bad": commentary on Fisher, Godwin, and Seltman (2014). Frontiers in Psychology, 5 (1444) 1444, 1-2. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01444

I want it all and I want it now: delay of gratification in preschool children

Imuta, Kana, Hayne, Harlene and Scarf, Damian (2014). I want it all and I want it now: delay of gratification in preschool children. Developmental Psychobiology, 56 (7), 1541-1552. doi: 10.1002/dev.21249

The effect of verbal reminders on memory reactivation in 2-, 3-, and 4-year-old children

Imuta, Kana, Scarf, Damian and Hayne, Harlene (2013). The effect of verbal reminders on memory reactivation in 2-, 3-, and 4-year-old children. Developmental Psychology, 49 (6), 1058-1065. doi: 10.1037/a0029432

Drawing a close to the use of human figure drawings as a projective measure of intelligence

Imuta, Kana, Scarf, Damian, Pharo, Henry and Hayne, Harlene (2013). Drawing a close to the use of human figure drawings as a projective measure of intelligence. PLoS ONE, 8 (3) e58991, 1843-1850. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058991

Social evaluation or simple association? Simple associations may explain moral reasoning in infants

Scarf, Damian, Imuta, Kana, Colombo, Michael and Hayne, Harlene (2012). Social evaluation or simple association? Simple associations may explain moral reasoning in infants. PLoS ONE, 7 (8) e42698, e42698. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042698

Golden rule or valence matching? Methodological problems in Hamlin et al.

Scarf, Damian, Imuta, Kana, Colombo, Michael and Hayne, Harlene (2012). Golden rule or valence matching? Methodological problems in Hamlin et al.. Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109 (22), e1426-e1426. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1204123109

Episodic memory in 3- and 4-year-old children

Hayne, Harlene and Imuta, Kana (2011). Episodic memory in 3- and 4-year-old children. Developmental Psychobiology, 53 (3), 317-322. doi: 10.1002/dev.20527

Children's human figure drawings do not measure intellectual ability

Willcock, Emma, Imuta, Kana and Hayne, Harlene (2011). Children's human figure drawings do not measure intellectual ability. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 110 (3), 444-452. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2011.04.013

Partial molar volumes of uracil, thymine, adenine in water and of adenine in aqueous solutions of uracil and thymine

Fucaloro, Anthony F., Dewey, Kayla, Fan, Gavin, Imuta, Kana, Jensen, Daniel and Muranaka, Matt (2008). Partial molar volumes of uracil, thymine, adenine in water and of adenine in aqueous solutions of uracil and thymine. Journal of solution chemistry, 37 (9), 1289-1304. doi: 10.1007/s10953-008-9302-2

Parent enhancement of cognitive behaviour therapy for child and adolescent anxiety: An overview of systematic reviews over time

Byrne, S., Cobham, V., Richardson, M. and Imuta, K. (2023). Parent enhancement of cognitive behaviour therapy for child and adolescent anxiety: An overview of systematic reviews over time. World Congress of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies, Seoul, South Korea, 1-4 June 2023.

Comparison of Japanese and Australian adults in theory of mind: Investigating the use of subject and mental state language

Toyama, Kaoru, Imuta, Kana, Slaughter, Virginia, Kitazaki, Michiteru and Itakura, Shoji (2015). Comparison of Japanese and Australian adults in theory of mind: Investigating the use of subject and mental state language. IEICE, Shodoshima, Japan, 30-31 January 2015.

Field trips vs. classrooms: children's learning in two different contexts

Imuta, Kana, Scarf, Damian, Carson, Sally and Hayne, Harlene (2012). Field trips vs. classrooms: children's learning in two different contexts. KiwiCAM, Wellington, New Zealand, 20-22 April 2012.