Anna I. Thoma

LIFE Fellow from 2019 to 2023, MPI for Human Development, Berlin

Dr. rer. nat.

Dissertation completed in July 2023

The Development of Probability Learning and Repeated Choice Behavior in Childhood: An Ecological and Longitudinal Perspective

(Advisor: Christin Schulze)

Selected Publications

Zhao, X., Thoma, A. I., Hertwig, R., & Wulff, D. U. (2026). Mapping the gender attrition gap in academic psychology. American Psychologist. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001778

Thoma, A. I., Newell, B. R., & Schulze, C. (2025). Emerging adaptivity in probability learning: How young minds and the environment interact. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 154(6), 1523–1544. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001747

Thoma, A. I., & Schulze, C. (2025). Do children match described probabilities? The sampling hypothesis applied to repeated risky choice. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 251, Article 106126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2024.106126