Thalia R. GOLDSTEIN

Assistant Professor, George Mason University, Department of Psychology

tgoldste@gmu.edu

Field : Developmental Psychology

Research areas : Psychology of the Arts, Theatre, Drama, Pretend play, Imagination, Social skill development, Empathy, Emotion Regulation

Relevant publications

  • Goldstein, T.R. & Lerner, M. (2018). Dramatic Pretend Play Games Uniquely Improve Emotional Control in Young Children. Developmental Science. Doi 10.1111/desc.12603
  • Goldstein, T. R. Lerner, M., D., & Winner, E. (2017). The arts as a venue for developmental science: Realizing a latent opportunity. Child Development, 88, 1505-1512. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12884
  • Goldstein, T. R. & *Filipe, A. (2017). The interpreted mind: Understanding acting. Review of General Psychology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/gpr0000116
  • Goldstein, T.R. (2017). Live Theatre as Exception and Test Case for Experiencing Negative Emotions in Art. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X17001704
  • *Panero, M.E. Weisberg, D.S, *Black, J., Goldstein, T.R., Barnes, J., Winner, E., Brownell, H. (2016). Does reading a single passage of literary fiction really improve theory of mind? An attempt at replication. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 111(5), e46-e54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pspa0000064
  • Goldstein, T.R. & Woolley, J. (2016). Ho! Ho! Who? Parent promotion of belief in and live encounters with Santa Claus. Cognitive Development 39, 113-137.
  • Goldstein, T.R. & Bloom, P. (2015). Characterizing Characters: How children make sense of realistic acting. Cognitive Development, Special Issue: Cognizing the Unreal, 34, 39-50. doi:10.1016/j.cogdev.2014.12.001
  • Goldstein, T.R., & Winner, E. (2012). Enhancing empathy and theory of mind. Journal of Cognition and Development, 13, 19-37.
  • Goldstein, T.R. & Winner. E. (2012). Sympathy for a character’s plight: Sex differences in response to theatre. Empirical Studies in the Arts, 30, 129-141.
  • Goldstein, T.R. & Bloom, P. (2011). The mind onstage: Why cognitive scientists should study acting. Trends in Cognitive Science, 15, 141-142.
  • Goldstein, T.R. (2009). The pleasure of pure unadulterated sadness: Experiencing sorrow in fiction, nonfiction and in our own lives. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 3, 232-237.