Psychology

Robert D. Kavanaugh

Hales Professor of Psychology
Robert.D.Kavanaugh@williams.edu
413-597-2402
Bronfman Science Center Rm 375

Education

B.A. College of the Holy Cross (1967)
M.A. University of Windsor (1970)
Ph.D. University of Massachusetts, Boston, Developmental Psychology (1974)

Areas of Expertise

Development of imagination and reasoning in young children.

Courses

Note: courses with gray backgrounds are not offered this academic year.

PSYC 332 (F)

Cognitive Development

PSYC 334 (F)

Magic, Superstition, and Belief

PSYC 401 (F)

Perspectives on Psychological Issues

Scholarship/Creative Work

Selected Publications
  • Pretend play and theory of mind (2006). In L. Balter & C.S. Tamis-LeMonda (Eds.), Child psychology:  A  handbook of contemporary issues. Vol. 2.  Philadelphia:  Psychology Press.
  • Kavanaugh, R. D. (2006). Pretend play. In B. Spodek & O. Saracho, Handbook of research on the education of young children. Mawah, N.J.
  • Kavanaugh, R. D.  (2002).  Caregiver-child social pretend play:  What transpires?  In R. W. Mitchell (Ed.), Pretending and imagination in animals and children.  Cambridge, UK:  Cambridge University Press.
  • Kavanaugh, R.D.  (2001).  Understanding the pretense-theory of mind relationship (pp. 255-260).  In S. Reifel (Ed),  Play and culture Studies (Vol. 3):  Theory in context and out.  London:  Ablex.