ulty ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Psych ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁after ▁teaching ▁at ▁Te ach ers ▁College , ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁ ▁Research ▁ ▁H ut ten lo cher ▁co - author ed ▁two ▁books ▁and ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁research ▁articles ▁on ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁topics ▁including ▁language ▁development , ▁spatial ▁reasoning , ▁memory , ▁and ▁quant itative ▁development . ▁Her ▁book ▁M aking ▁space : ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁spatial ▁representation ▁and ▁reasoning , ▁co - author ed ▁with ▁N ora ▁New com be , ▁provided ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁account ▁of ▁how ▁children ▁act ively ▁construct ▁mental ▁models ▁of ▁spatial ▁environments . ▁Her ▁second ▁book ▁Quant itative ▁development ▁in ▁inf ancy ▁and ▁early ▁child hood , ▁co - author ed ▁with ▁Kelly ▁Mix ▁and ▁Susan ▁Lev ine , ▁focused ▁on ▁how ▁children ▁develop ▁numerical ▁concepts ▁and ▁quant itative ▁reasoning ▁skills . ▁ ▁H ut ten lo cher ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁ver bal ▁behavior ▁of ▁parents ▁and ▁teachers ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁children ' s ▁language ▁development , ▁foc using ▁on ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁early ▁input ▁on ▁children ' s ▁voc ab ul ary ▁growth ▁and ▁their ▁learning ▁of ▁grammar ▁( syntax ). ▁ ▁Represent ative ▁publications ▁H ut ten lo cher , ▁J . ▁( 1 9 6 8 ). ▁Con struct ing ▁spatial ▁images . ▁Psych ological ▁Review , ▁ 7 5 ( 6 ), ▁ 5 5 0 - 5 6 0 . ▁H ut ten