Hello! My name is Diana Valero, and I’m a third-year psychology student specializing in clinical developmental psychology. I’ve always been curious about how children and infants process new experiences and how their little minds adapt over time. There are so many things to learn about the world when you are an infant, how is it possible that a tiny human being can grow up to be a functioning adult? What are the mechanisms that develop our thinking?
Research can help us find answers, or at least point us towards the right direction, in understanding the mysteries of the infant mind. This semester, I’ll be helping out at the baby lab with the ongoing research on infant habituation, which investigates how infants respond to new stimuli and what factors influence this learning. I look forward to meeting you all!