Emily Foster-Hanson is a cognitive scientist studying how basic learning mechanisms relate to judgments about what people can, will, and should do in daily life. Her research explores how people learn about what’s normal for different kinds of things (i.e., what members of categories are typically like), what’s good for different kinds of things (i.e., what they're supposed to be like), and the relation between concepts of normal and good in everyday thought. She holds a BA in Linguistics from Yale University, and a PhD in Psychology from New York University.

More information about her work can be found at www.fosterhanson.com