There are even studies for babies that involve age-appropriate activities, like playing with toys or learning new words,” Mills said. “Prior to the pandemic, some researchers were already conducting studies online with children. But most teams were working separately.”When the pandemic shut down face-to-face interactions, these psychology researchers were “motivated to go into overdrive to create a unified platform for sharing online research,” Mills said. “Longer term, we are exploring ways to create a large, collaborative infrastructure for online research. “Researchers can look at patterns of thinking between children and across studies to answer questions about developmental change and to develop effective strategies for education.