Cumulative technological culture (CTC) refers to the increase in the efficiency and
complexity of tools and techniques in human populations over generations. A fascinating …

Recent studies of children's tool innovation have revealed that there is variation in children's
success in middle-childhood. In two individual differences studies, we sought to identify …

Young children typically demonstrate low rates of tool innovation. However, previous studies
have limited children's performance by presenting tools with opaque affordances. In an …

Children easily learn about tools from others, but have difficulty innovating tools
independently. The current studies combine these research areas and explore the social …

Action processing is a crucial aspect of cognition and perception. It provides a window into
the way we understand others and learn about the world. During the preschool years, there …

Spontaneous tool innovation to solve physical problems is difficult for young children. In
three studies, we explored the effect of prior experience with tools on tool innovation in …

Innovation and social learning are the pillars of cultural evolution, allowing cultural
behaviours to cumulatively advance over generations. Yet, little is known about individual …

Prior research suggests that human children lack an aptitude for tool innovation. However,
children's tool making must be explored across a broader range of tasks and across diverse …

It is well-known that even toddlers are able to manipulate tools in an appropriate manner
according to their physical properties. The ability of children to make novel tools in order to …

The human capacity for technological innovation and creative problem-solving far surpasses
that of any species but develops quite late. Prior work has typically presented children with …