List of works - Sarah-Jane Leslie

Children's interpretations of general quantifiers, specific quantifiers, and generics.

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Conceptual distinctions amongst generics

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Cultural context shapes essentialist beliefs about religion.

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Cultural transmission of social essentialism ⬇️

scientific article published on August 6, 2012

Do lions have manes? For children, generics are about kinds rather than quantities

scientific article published on 11 January 2012

Essentialist beliefs about bodily transplants in the United States and India

scientific article published on 30 January 2013

Evidence of bias against girls and women in contexts that emphasize intellectual ability

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Expectations of brilliance underlie gender distributions across academic disciplines.

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Gender stereotypes about intellectual ability emerge early and influence children's interests.

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How does social essentialism affect the development of inter-group relations?

scientific article published on 22 February 2017

Memory errors reveal a bias to spontaneously generalize to categories.

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Memory for generic and quantified sentences in Spanish-speaking children and adults

scientific article published on 3 September 2015

My Heart Made Me Do It: Children's Essentialist Beliefs About Heart Transplants.

scientific article published on 17 November 2016

Quantified statements are recalled as generics: evidence from preschool children and adults

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The Frequency of "Brilliant" and "Genius" in Teaching Evaluations Predicts the Representation of Women and African Americans across Fields.

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The Role of Generic Language in the Early Development of Social Categorization

scientific article published on 27 January 2017

WOMEN IN SCIENCE. Response to Comment on "Expectations of brilliance underlie gender distributions across academic disciplines".

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Women are underrepresented in fields where success is believed to require brilliance.

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Women—particularly underrepresented minority women—and early-career academics feel like impostors in fields that value brilliance.

scientific article published in July 2022

List of works by Sarah-Jane Leslie

Children's interpretations of general quantifiers, specific quantifiers, and generics.

Conceptual distinctions amongst generics

Cultural context shapes essentialist beliefs about religion.

Cultural transmission of social essentialism ⬇️

Do lions have manes? For children, generics are about kinds rather than quantities

Essentialist beliefs about bodily transplants in the United States and India

Evidence of bias against girls and women in contexts that emphasize intellectual ability

Expectations of brilliance underlie gender distributions across academic disciplines.

Gender stereotypes about intellectual ability emerge early and influence children's interests.

How does social essentialism affect the development of inter-group relations?

Memory errors reveal a bias to spontaneously generalize to categories.

Memory for generic and quantified sentences in Spanish-speaking children and adults

My Heart Made Me Do It: Children's Essentialist Beliefs About Heart Transplants.

Quantified statements are recalled as generics: evidence from preschool children and adults

The Frequency of "Brilliant" and "Genius" in Teaching Evaluations Predicts the Representation of Women and African Americans across Fields.

The Role of Generic Language in the Early Development of Social Categorization

WOMEN IN SCIENCE. Response to Comment on "Expectations of brilliance underlie gender distributions across academic disciplines".

Women are underrepresented in fields where success is believed to require brilliance.

Women—particularly underrepresented minority women—and early-career academics feel like impostors in fields that value brilliance.