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Personal profile
Research interests
I am interested in the ability to think about things outside the here and now: to imagine alternative possibilities and worlds. I am particularly interested in how children speculate about events in the past (counterfactual thinking) and their innovative problem solving. I explore the cognitive components of these higher cognitive functions in children and adults. I also collaborate to work with atypical populations.
More information about my research and my lab can be found at www.sarahruthbeck.net
Biography
Dr Beck completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Oxford in Psychology and Philosophy (PPP) before moving to become a research assistant at the University of Birmingham, where she has studied and worked ever since.
Qualifications
PhD Psychology (2002) School of Psychology, University of Birmingham.
BA(Hons) PPP: Psychology & Philosophy (1995) University of Oxford.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Birmingham
1997 → 2001
Bachelor of Science, Psychology and Philosophy (PPP), University of Oxford
1992 → 1995
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BRAVO: a Workflow for Improving Rating Reliability in Behavioural Research
Neadle, D., Motes-Rodrigo, A., Beck, S. & Tennie, C., 16 Apr 2025, In: Psychological Topics. 34, 1, p. 53-77 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Autistic people differ from non-autistic people subjectively, but not objectively in their reasoning
Bastan, E., Beck, S. R. & Surtees, A. D., 10 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Autism. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Causal reasoning in social versus non-social domains and its relation to autistic traits
Bastan, E., Beck, S. R. & Surtees, A. D. R., 23 Dec 2024, In: Neurodiversity. 2, p. 1–15 15 p., 27546330241308542.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Children’s limited tooling ability in a novel concurrent tool use task supports the innovation gap
Colbourne, J., Auersperg, A. M. I. & Beck, S., 13 Sept 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 21374.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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EXPRESS: Reasoning in Social versus Non-social Domains and its Relation to Autistic Traits
Bastan, E., McGuinness, R., Beck, S. & Surtees, A., 22 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
- 16 Finished
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The innovation problem: factors influencing innovative tool use in human infants and cockatoos
Beck, S. (Principal Investigator)
Wiener Wissenschafts-, Forschungs- und Technologiefonds
15/04/19 → 14/11/23
Project: Research
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Understanding and assessing the reliability of memory evidence from children
Colloff, M. (Principal Investigator), Beck, S. (Co-Investigator) & Flowe, H. (Co-Investigator)
1/04/19 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
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EPS - Undergraduate Research Bursary
Beck, S. (Principal Investigator)
EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY SOCIETY
1/06/17 → 15/09/17
Project: Research
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Problem Solving in the Furchester Hotel
Beck, S. (Principal Investigator)
27/06/16 → 30/03/18
Project: Research
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Understanding Cognition in Middle Adulthood
Raymond, J. (Principal Investigator), Apperly, I. (Co-Investigator), Beck, S. (Co-Investigator) & Higgs, S. (Co-Investigator)
Economic & Social Research Council
1/09/14 → 29/02/16
Project: Research Councils