Douglas A. Behrend Data-verified

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Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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17 h-index 35 pubs 1,246 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Douglas A. Behrend's research focuses on child language development and cognitive processes. His work has investigated how young children learn words, particularly in the context of song and speech. He has also explored children's understanding of different types of information, such as conventional versus privileged knowledge, and how factors like sharing influence their categorization abilities. Behrend's publications include studies on "Child word learning in song and speech" and "The role of sharing and information type in children’s categorization of privileged and conventional information." His scholarly output includes 33 publications with 1,231 citations and an h-index of 17. He has collaborated with researchers such as Lisa M. Bowers and Christina M. Barnes at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

  • h-index: 17
  • Publications: 35
  • Citations: 1,246

Selected Publications

  • Thinking Caps and Tin Foil Hats: Relations between Intellectual Humility and Conspiracy Beliefs in Competitive Quizzers and Non-Quizzers (2025)
  • On a need‐to‐know basis: Young children distinguish conventional and privileged information (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • The role of sharing and information type in children’s categorization of privileged and conventional information (2024)
  • Child word learning in song and speech (2023)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex

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