Samuel Ronfard

Prof Samuel Ronfard is an Assistant Professor at University of Toronto in the Department of Psychology. Prof Samuel Ronfard is a cognitive developmental psychologist whose research interests focus on the overarching questions of how we acquire and transmit cultural knowledge. More specifically, using developmental methods, he studies how cognitive and cultural factors shape social learning at different points of development. In addition to studying the mechanisms of social learning, he also studies the impact of social learning, that is, what we learn from other people and the constraints on that learning. He uses methods and insights from psychology, education, behavioral genetics, and anthropology. His primary focus is on early childhood.