Dr Dan Carroll
MA, PhD
School of Psychology
Deputy Head of Department
+44 114 222 6603
Full contact details
School of Psychology
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)
219 Portobello
91Ö±²¥
S1 4DP
- Qualifications
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- MA (Oxon)
- PhD (Birmingham)
- Research interests
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The development of cognitive control
The ability to think and act in a flexible manner is a fundamental part of human cognition. My main research interest focuses on the cognitive mechanisms that allow children to think and act flexibly, in particular looking at the development of inhibitory control during early childhood. I’m also interested in looking at how other domain-general cognitive processes, including symbolic understanding and strategic reasoning, interact with executive skills.
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- How do alternative ways of responding influence 3- and 4-year-olds' performance on tests of executive function and theory of mind?. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.
- Supporting children's counterfactual thinking with alternative modes of responding. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.
- . Q J EXP PSYCHOL, 63(6), 1201-1217.
- . DEVELOPMENTAL SCI, 12(6), 1070-1082.
All publications
Journal articles
- . PLoS ONE, 19(5).
- Cognitive flexibility in early childhood: a contemporary view of the development of flexible goal-oriented behavior. Psikoloji Çalışmaları / Studies in Psychology, 43(2), 171-193.
- . Journal of Attention Disorders.
- . Cognitive Science, 46(4).
- . Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 220.
- . Child Development.
- . Schizophrenia Research.
- . Child Development, 89(2), 609-619.
- . Cognition, 170, 270-279.
- . Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 162, 18-30.
- . Developmental Neuropsychology, 42(5), 336-350.
- . Child Development Perspectives, 10(4), 211-215.
- . Child Development, 87(2), 513-526.
- . Frontiers in Psychology, 6.
- . Child Development, 86(2), 557-578.
- . J Exp Child Psychol, 121, 1-11.
- . Front Psychol, 5, 101.
- . Br J Dev Psychol, 32(2), 195-204.
- . Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.
- How do alternative ways of responding influence 3- and 4-year-olds' performance on tests of executive function and theory of mind?. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.
- Supporting children's counterfactual thinking with alternative modes of responding. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.
- . Q J EXP PSYCHOL, 63(6), 1201-1217.
- . DEVELOPMENTAL SCI, 12(6), 1070-1082.
- . J Exp Child Psychol, 98(3), 184-192.
- . Cognitive Development, 22(1), 142-148.
- . Child Development, 77(6), 1642-1655.
- . Child Development, 77(2), 413-426.
- . Child Development.
- . Frontiers in Psychology, 5.
- . Child Development.
- Can we boost preschoolers’ inhibitory performance just by changing the way they respond?. Child Development.
Preprints
- Teaching activities
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I supervise MSc and BSc Research Projects in Psychology, and I teach on the following modules as part of the undergraduate Psychology degree:
- PSY1004 and PSY2004 Developmental Psychology (Level 1 and 2)
- PSY331 Extended Essay in Psychology (Level 3)
I'm also a personal tutor to students at all levels.
- PhD Opportunities
I am happy to receive applications for PhD study in my area of research.
We advertise PhD opportunities (Funded or Self-Funded) on
For further information, please see the department PhD Opportunities page.