Kern Koegle, L., Singh, A. K., Koegel, R. L., Hollingsworth, J. R. & Bradshaw, J. (2013). Assessing and improving early social engagement in infants. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 16(2), 69-80.

Summary:
This is an empirical study focused on the design of interventions for social abnormalities in infants.

Questions:

1. Why is early social engagement important for development?
2. In what ways are infants 1, 2, and 3 similar?
3. What were the neutral and preferred activities involved in the intervention?

Zentall, T. R. (1999). Animal cognition: The bridge between animal learning and human cognition. Psychological Science, 10(3), 206-208.

Summary:
This short essay discusses the use of non-human animals as cognitive models in drug trials.

Questions:

1. What is associative learning?
2. In what ways can non-human animals be used as cognitive models in drug trials?
3. In what ways can non-human animals be used as models of cognition?