Department of Psychology

Kevin Grobman

Assistant Professor

Cognitive/Developmental Area

Department of Psychology
232 Audubon Hall
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Telephone: (225) 578-4142
Fax: (225) 578-4125
Email: grobman@lsu.edu

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Research Interests:

I conduct developmental psychology research into how we solve problems in our everyday lives, from the origins of problem solving during infancy to creative problem solving efforts in pre-schoolers and adolescents. I also examine our conceptual development, including how we understand perplexing situations and how we look back on our own development into adulthood.

Teaching Interests:

I have taught several types of classes, from psychology to mathematics. I have also taught students from a variety of backgrounds, including economically underprivileged children, academically gifted high-school students, and undergraduates. I design and maintain a web-site devoted to teaching and learning Developmental Psychology. At Louisiana State University I teach Developmental Psychology (PSYC 4070), Cognitive Psychology (PSYC 4030), Social Psychology (PSYC 7040) and independent research projects (PSYC 2999 & PSYC 4999).

Selected Publications:

Grobman, K. H. (2005). The gradual emergence of domain-general problem solving strategies during infancy. Manuscript under consideration.

Grobman, K. H. & Gilmore, R. O. (2005). Individual differences in working memory during infancy. Manuscript in preparation.

Grobman, K. H. & Gilmore, R. O. (2005). Scaffolding & modeling as causes of infants' problem solving development. Manuscript in preparation.

Mueller, U. & Grobman, K. H. (2003). Artificial Life and Piaget [Review of the article "Artificial Life & Piaget." Cognitive Development. 17, 1301-1321.], Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 7(4), 149-152.

Gilmore, R. O., Baker, T. J., & Grobman, K. H. (2003). Optic flow discrimination in 3- to 6-month-old infants. Developmental Psychology. Manuscript accepted for publication.

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