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Rana Esseily

Professor in developmental psychology Laboratory Ethology, Cognition, Development University of Paris Nanterre
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**Formation supérieure** 2000-2004: Licence de psychomotricité, Université Saint-Joseph – Beyrouth, Liban 2004-2006: Master en neuropsychologie, Université Paris Descartes 2006-2010: Thèse en psychologie du développement sous la supervision de Jacqueline Fagard. Titre : Le développement de l’imitation au cours des deux premières années de vie, Laboratoire Psychologie de la Perception, Université Paris Descartes 2015-2016: HDR en psychologie développement, sous la supervision de Maya Gratier. Titre: Le rôle de l’environnement social dans le développement de la cognition sociale chez les bébés entre 8 et 24 mois. Université Paris Nanterre **Activités administratives** Présidente de la commission pédagogique du département de psychologie (2016-2018) puis depuis 2022; member du CCD (2018-2020); Directrice du Master de psychologie du développement depuis 2020, membre élue de la commission recherche de l’université Paris Nanterre (2020-2022), membre du conseil de l’école doctorale 139 depuis 2018. **Encadrement** co-direction de trois post-docs (2016-2017, 2019-2021 et 2022-2026); co-direction de deux thèses en cours et 4 thèses soutenues (Sahar Saliba, Lisa Jaquey, Uyen Tran et Cassandra Gedeon). ***Thèses en cours :*** Romain di Stasi : co-direction avec Lauriane Rat-Fischer sur humour et apprentissage chez les bébés. Timon Lebaron-Khérif : co-tutelle avec Emma Otta de l'université de Sao Paolo sur coppération chez les enfants jumeaux. Encadrement de deux à trois stagiaires de M2 chaque année. **Enseignement** Psychologie du développement de la licence au master et responsable des tds observation de la L1 (30 groupes) (de 2012 à 2021). Responsable du Master de psychologie du développement (depuis 2020). **Evaluation/expertise** Revue d’articles pour JBCD, Dev Science, Infancy, Cognition and emotion, Frontiers in psychology, Scientific reports, Enfance et revue de soumissions pour SRCD 2021. **Financements** 2022-2026 : ANR collaborative (300 ke) - coordinatrice - Projet Musicalbeings - Etude comparative sur la musique et la prosocialité chez différentes espèces humaines et non humaines. 2021-2022 : UPL (20 ke) - porteuse - Projet humour et apprentissages - Achat BabyFaceReader de Noldus. 2021-2024 : ANR JCJC (211 ke) - participante - Projet EmoLearn - Humour et apprentissage chez les bébés. 2018-2021 : Philarmonie de Paris (75 ke) - porteuse - projet EVE - Exister avec la Voix Ensemble. 2016-2021 : membre junior de l’IUF - projet: perception d’agents humains et robotique chez les bébés. 2014-2016 : Fondation de France (75 ke) - porteuse - projet: langage et prosocialité chez les bébés et les enfants. 2016-2017 : UPL (55 ke) - porteuse - projet: Musique et prosocialité chez les enfants et les perruches (étude comparative). 2013-2015 : UPL (20 ke) - porteuse - projet: création du BabylabNanterre. 2009 : mobilité internationale (3 ke) – visite de trois mois dans le laboratoire de Renée Baillargeon, Urbana Champaign, Illinois.

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Cognitive science Humanities and Social Sciences

Publications

Examining differences in minority versus majority preschoolers on social categorization and perceived intergroup distance

Cassandra Gedeon , Rana Esseily , Constantina Badea
Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 2021, 31 (1), pp.94-106. ⟨10.1002/casp.2479⟩
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The effect of language on prosocial behaviors in preschool children

Eszter Somogyi , Thuy Tuong Uyen Tran , Bahia Guellai , Ildikó Király , Rana Esseily et al.
PLoS ONE, 2020, 15 (10), pp.e0240028. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0240028⟩
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La musicalité est-elle un héritage de notre histoire biologique ?

Carla Aimé , Mathilde Le Covec , Dalila Bovet , Rana Esseily
Enfance, 2020, N°5 (1), pp.41. ⟨10.3917/enf2.201.0041⟩
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La musicalité est-elle un héritage de notre histoire biologique ? Une approche comparative et multidisciplinaire

Carla Aimé , Mathilde Le Covec , Dalila Bovet , Rana Esseily
Enfance, 2020, pp.41-66. ⟨10.3917/enf2.201.0041⟩
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Développement du savoir-faire corporel durant la première année de vie du bébé

Lisa Jacquey , Jacqueline Fagard , Kevin O’regan , Rana Esseily
Enfance, 2020, N°2 (2), pp.175. ⟨10.3917/enf2.202.0175⟩
Journal articles hal-03115753v1

Detection of sensorimotor contingencies in infants before the age of 1 year: A comprehensive review.

Lisa Jacquey , Jacqueline Fagard , Rana Esseily , J. Kevin O'Regan
Developmental Psychology, 2020, 56 (7), pp.1233-1251. ⟨10.1037/dev0000916⟩
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Fathers’ and Mothers’ Infant Directed Speech Influences Preterm Infant Behavioral State in the NICU

Sahar Saliba , Maya Gratier , Manuela Filippa , Emmanuel Devouche , Rana Esseily et al.
Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 2020, 44 (4), pp.437-451. ⟨10.1007/s10919-020-00335-1⟩
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Changes in the vocal qualities of mothers and fathers are related to preterm infant's behavioural states

Sahar Saliba , Rana Esseily , Manuela Filippa , Maya Gratier , Didier Grandjean et al.
Acta Paediatrica, 2020, 109 (11), pp.2271-2277. ⟨10.1111/apa.15238⟩
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Fetal Origin of Sensorimotor Behavior

Jaqueline Fagard , Rana Esseily , Lisa Jacquey , Kevin O’regan , Eszter Somogyi et al.
Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 2018, 12, ⟨10.3389/fnbot.2018.00023⟩
Journal articles hal-03115762v1

L’écran est-il bon ou mauvais pour le jeune enfant ?

Rana Esseily , Bahia Guellaï , Adrien Chopin , Eszter Somogyi
Spirale, 2017, 83 (3), ⟨10.3917/spi.083.0028⟩
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Exposure to human voices has beneficial effects on preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit

Sahar Saliba , Rana Esseily , Manuela Filippa , Pierre Kuhn , Maya Gratier et al.
Acta Paediatrica, 2017, ⟨10.1111/apa.14170⟩
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The Relative Importance of Language in Guiding Social Preferences Through Development

Rana Esseily , Eszter Somogyi , Bahia Guellaï
Frontiers in Psychology, 2016, 7, ⟨10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01645⟩
Journal articles hal-01480088v1

What Does It Take for an Infant to Learn How to Use a Tool by Observation?

Jacqueline Fagard , Lauriane Rat-Fischer , Rana Esseily , Eszter Somogyi , J. K. O'Regan et al.
Frontiers in Psychology, 2016, 7, ⟨10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00267⟩
Journal articles hal-01478443v1

Humour Production May Enhance Observational Learning of a New Tool-Use Action in 18-Month-Old Infants

Rana Esseily , Lauriane Rat-Fischer , Eszter Somogyi , Kevin John O'Regan , Jacqueline Fagard et al.
Cognition and Emotion, 2016, 30 (4), pp.817-825. ⟨10.1080/02699931.2015.1036840⟩
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Mimicry Enhances Observational Learning in 16-Month-Old Infants

Eszter Somogyi , Rana Esseily
PLoS ONE, 2014, 9 (12), pp.e113695. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0113695⟩
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Understanding the experimenter's intention improves 16-month-olds’ observational learning of the use of a novel tool

Rana Esseily , Lauriane Rat-Fischer , Kevin O’regan , Jacqueline Fagard
Cognitive Development, 2013, 28 (1), pp.1 - 9. ⟨10.1016/j.cogdev.2012.10.001⟩
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Ostensive Cues Orient 10-Month-Olds' Attention toward the Task But Delay Learning

Rana Esseily , Jacqueline Fagard
Psychology, 2013, 04 (07), pp.20. ⟨10.4236/psych.2013.47A003⟩
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Handedness for grasping objects and declarative pointing: A longitudinal study

Anne-Yvonne Jacquet , Rana Esseily , Delphine Rider , Jacqueline Fagard
Developmental Psychobiology, 2012, 54 (1), pp.36-46. ⟨10.1002/dev.20572⟩
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Handedness for grasping objects and declarative pointing: A longitudinal study

Anne-Yvonne Jacquet , Rana Esseily , Delphine Rider , Jacqueline Fagard
Developmental Psychobiology, 2012, 54 (1), pp.36-46. ⟨10.1002/dev.20572⟩
Journal articles hal-01429957v1

Un bébé peut-il apprendre d’un autre bébé ? Apprentissage par observation d’une nouvelle habileté manuelle à 10 mois

Rana Esseily¹ , Jacqueline Fagard²
Enfance, 2012, 2012 (01), pp.85 - 95. ⟨10.4074/S0013754512001097⟩
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Handedness for grasping objects and pointing and the development of language in 14-month-old infants

Rana Esseily , Anne-Yvonne Jacquet , Jacqueline Fagard
Laterality, 2011, 16 (5), pp.565-585. ⟨10.1080/1357650X.2010.499911⟩
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Atypical functional lateralization in children with fetal alcohol syndrome

Erik Domellã¶f , Louise Rã¶nnqvist , Maurice Titran , Rana Esseily , Jacqueline Fagard et al.
Developmental Psychobiology, 2009, 51 (8), pp.696-705. ⟨10.1002/dev.20404⟩
Journal articles hal-03115770v1

A multi dimensional study on humor and learning in infancy

Romain Di-Stasi , Lauriane Rat-Fischer , Fabien Cerroti , Rana Esseily
BCCCD, Jan 2023, Budapest, Hungary
Conference papers hal-03982111v1

Humour may enhance social learning in infants in a tool use learning task

Romain Di-Stasi , Rana Esseily , Lauriane Rat-Fischer
Budapest CEU Conference on Cognitive Development 2022, Cognitive Development Center Central European University, Jan 2022, Budapest, Hungary
Conference papers hal-03883931v1

Humorous demonstration may enhance social learning in infants in a tool use learning task

Romain Di-Stasi , Rana Esseily , Lauriane Rat-Fischer
XXIII ICIS 2022 Developmental Cascades Congress, Jul 2022, Ottawa, Canada
Conference papers hal-03883939v1

The effect of ethnic origin on social categorization and cultural distance perception in preschool children.

Rana Esseily , Cassandra Gédéon , Constantina Badea
International student course in behavioral biology (IFE), Jan 2021, Paris, France. pp.277-289, ⟨10.1007/978-3-540-87559-8_29⟩
Conference papers hal-03115743v1

Impacts of live and recorded parental voices on preterm infants' physiological and behavioral states

Sahar Saliba , Maya Gratier , Lama Charafeddine , Rana Esseily , Manuela Filippa et al.
2017 Stockholm Conference on Ultra-Early Intervention, Mar 2017, Stockholm, Sweden
Conference papers hal-01682882v1

Musical influences on cockatiels’ behaviors

Mathilde Le Covec , Carla Aimé , Uyen Tran , Rana Esseily , Dalila Bovet et al.
Colloque Société Française d'Etude du Comportement Animal, May 2017, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Conference papers hal-01682613v1

Effects of consonant and dissonant music on prosocial behaviors of preschool children

Uyen Tran , Carla Aimé , Dalila Bovet , Mathilde Le Covec , Rana Esseily et al.
Conférence de la Société Française pour l'Etude du Comportement Animal (SFECA), May 2017, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Conference papers hal-01688121v1

The effect of language on prosocial behaviors in preschool children

Rana Esseily , Eszter Somogyi , Bahia Guellai
BCCCD, Jan 2017, Budapest, Hungary
Conference papers hal-01682745v1

Effects of exposure to human voices in preterm infants in the NICU: a literature review

Sahar Saliba , Rana Esseily , Manuela Filippa , Pierre Kuhn , Maya Gratier et al.
2017 Stockholm Conference on Ultra-Early Intervention, Mar 2017, stockholm, Sweden
Conference papers hal-01682866v1

Sensitivity to sensorimotor contingencies and learning in infants and robots

Lisa Jacquey , Rana Esseily , Kevin O’regan
Journée des Jeunes Chercheurs en Robotique (JJCR), Nov 2016, paris, France
Conference papers hal-01682804v1

Humour production may enhance observational learning of a new tool-use action in 18-month-old infants

Rana Esseily , Lauriane Rat-Fischer , Eszter Somogyi , Kevin O’regan , Jacqueline Fagard et al.
SRCD, Mar 2015, Philadelphie, United States
Conference papers hal-01682705v1

The role of positive emotions in the development of observational learning in infants.

Rana Esseily
JOURNÉE D'AUTOMNE DU GT8 ROBOTIQUE ET NEUROSCIENCES, Nov 2015, Cergy, France
Conference papers hal-01682694v1

Ostensive cues orient infants’ attention toward the demonstration but can, in some conditions, delay learning

Rana Esseily , Jacqueline Fagard
ICIS, Jul 2014, Berlin, Germany
Conference papers hal-01682699v1

What prepares infants to learn to use a tool to get an out-of-reach object?

Jacqueline Fagard , Rana Esseily , Lauriane Rat-Fischer , Kevin O’regan
ICIS, Jul 2014, Berlin, Germany
Conference papers hal-01682712v1

Observational learning.

Rana Esseily
UFA-DFH meeting: “Interactions, communications and learning: from invertebrates to humans”, France., Oct 2013, Nanterre, France
Conference papers hal-01682724v1

What motivates infants to learn by observation a novel tool use action ?

Rana Esseily , Lauriane Rat-Fischer , Kevin O’regan , Jacqueline Fagard
Developmental robotics and infant development psychology seminar, Feb 2013, Dagstuhl, France
Conference papers hal-01682718v1

Observational learning of tool use.

Rana Esseily , Lauriane Rat-Fischer , Kevin O’regan , Jacqueline Fagard
ICIS, Jun 2012, Minneapolis, United States
Conference papers hal-01682729v1

Racial categorization and intergroup relations in preschool children: a focus on group membership and school diversity

Cassandra Gedeon , Constantina Badea , Rana Esseily
BCCCD, Jan 2023, Budapest, Hungary
Conference poster hal-03982083v1

Learning too function through video or live demonstrations.

Uyen Tran , Dalila Bovet , Ildikó Király , Rana Esseily
BCCCD, Jan 2021, Budapest, Hungary
Conference poster hal-03115820v1

The effect of humour on social learning in infants in a tool use task

Romain Di-Stasi , Rana Esseily , Alexandra Fakhri , Lauriane Rat-Fischer
4 th International Student Course in Behavioural Biology à l'Institut Francilien d'Ethologie 2021, Dec 2021, Villetaneuse, France
Conference poster hal-03866682v1

Effects of listening to music on social interactions in preschool children.

Carla Aimé , Dalila Bovet , Uyen Tran , Mathilde Le Covec , Rana Esseily et al.
BCCCD, Jan 2020, Budapest, Hungary
Conference poster hal-03115821v1

Coupling Behavioral and Physiological Measures to Study the Interplay between Emotions and Learning in Babies

Lauriane Rat-Fischer , Mawa Dafreville , Rana Esseily
ICPS, Mar 2019, Paris, France
Conference poster hal-03115824v1

The effects of consonant and dissonant music on prosocial behaviors of preschool children and cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus)

Uyen Tran , Carla Aimé , Mathilde Le Covec , Dalila Bovet , Rana Esseily et al.
Budapest CEU Conference on Cognitive Development, Jan 2018, Budapest, Hungary. 2018
Conference poster hal-01688127v1

The effect of language and ethnic origin on prosocial behavior

Rana Esseily , Uyen Tran , Eszter Somogyi
DuCog 2017 - Intuitive sociologists: Representing social relations and social categories, May 2017, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Conference poster hal-01682656v1

Sensitivity to sensorimotor contingencies in infants: a paradigm for robotic/psychology collaboration

Lisa Jacquey , Montone Guglielmo , Eszter Somogyi , Jacqueline Fagard , Rana Esseily et al.
Seventh Joint IEEE International Conference on Developmental Learning and Epigenetic Robotics, Sep 2017, Lisbone, Portugal
Conference poster hal-01682796v1

Music Enhances Observational Learning in 16- to 18-Month-Old Infants

Rana Esseily , Alyssia Tessiers , Eszter Somogyi
International Conference on Infant Studies (ICIS 2016), May 2016, New-Orleans, United States. 2016
Conference poster hal-01479343v1

Language as a Marker Guiding Prosocial Behavior: Evidence in Preverbal Infants and Preschoolers

Bahia Guellaï , Ezster Somogyi , Rana Esseily
XX ICIS Biennal Congress, May 2016, New-Orleans, United States. 2016
Conference poster hal-01479340v1

Being Mimicked Facilitates Observational Learning in 16-Month-Old Infants

Ezster Somogyi , Rana Esseily
XIX International Conference on Infant Studies (ICIS), Jul 2014, Berlin, Germany. 2014
Conference poster hal-01479360v1

Pedagogical cues and social cues help infants orient their attention to what is relevant in a social learning context: an eye tracking study with 10-month-old infants

Rana Esseily , Jacqueline Fagard
International Conference on Infant Studies, Jun 2012, Minneapolis, United States
Conference poster hal-01682617v1

L’humour chez le bébé : développement et enjeux dans les apprentissages

Lauriane Rat-Fischer , Rana Esseily¹
ISTE. Processus émotionnels en situation d’apprentissage, ISTE, 2022, 9781789480429
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La cognition incarnée : corps, communication et culture

Maya Gratier , Rana Esseily , Anne Bobin-Bègue
Milkovich, Raphaëlle; Morange-Majoux, Françoise. Traité de psychologie, Elsevier Masson, 2017
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Vers une approche intégrative du développement précoce

Maya Gratier , Anne Bobin-Bègue , Rana Esseily , Bahia Guellaï
Milkovich, Raphaëlle; Morange-Majoux, Françoise. Traité de psychologie, Elsevier Masson, 2017
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Observational Versus Trial and Error Effects in a Model of an Infant Learning Paradigm

Matthew Hartley , Jacqueline Fagard , Rana Esseily , John Taylor
Artificial Neural Networks - ICANN 2008, 5164, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp.277-289, 2008, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, ⟨10.1007/978-3-540-87559-8_29⟩
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