Ding, Xiao Pan

Ding, Xiao Pan

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Associate Professor

Director of Graduate Studies

Ph.D. (East China Normal), M.Ed. (Zhejiang), B.S. (Zhejiang)

My current research focuses on the development of moral behaviour in children generally and the development of honesty and dishonesty in particular. I use behavioural, computational, and cognitive neuroscience methods to address this research question. Specifically, in terms of behavioural methods, I use both experimental methods and standardised measures to investigate the social and cognitive factors affecting children’s honest and dishonest behaviour. In terms of computational methods, I use computerised facial emotion analysis to decode children’s expressive behaviours associated with deceit. In terms of neural imaging, I use functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to study the neural mechanisms underlying children’s moral behaviour in the natural environment.

TEL: (65) 6516 3502
EMAIL: psydx@nus.edu.sg
ROOM: AS4-02-25
WEBPAGE: Ding, Xiao Pan
Child Development Lab

Research Interests:

  • Moral development
  • Cognitive development
  • Deception and lying
  • Brain development
  • Functional near-infrared spectroscopy

Recent/Representative Publications:

Sai, L., Shang, S., Tay, C., Liu, X., Sheng, T., Fu, G., Ding, X. P., & Lee, K. (2021). Theory of mind, executive function, and lying in children: A meta-analysis. Developmental Science, e13096.

Ding, X. P., Teo, S. L. Y., & Tay, C. (2021). The link between parental mental state talk and children’s lying: An indirect effect via false belief understanding. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 201, 104990.

Ding, X. P., Heyman, G. D., Fu, G., Zhu, B., & Lee, K. (2018). Young children discover how to deceive in 10 days: A microgenetic study. Developmental Science, 21(3), e12566.