The First Step to Change
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: If you want people to change the current system, or status quo, first you have to get them to notice what’s wrong with it. That’s the idea…
Learning spatial terms improves children’s spatial skills
From the University of Chicago press release by William Harms: Preschool children who hear their parents describe the size and shape of objects and then use those words themselves perform better on tests of their…
Upcoming Book Suggests Being Smart is Already Part of your Mental Toolbox
From the University of Texas-Austin press release: Intelligence and smart thinking are not the same, according to University of Texas at Austin psychologist Art Markman, who studies how best to apply knowledge for smarter thinking…
Investigating imagination: Research shows we all experience fantasy differently, which determines how much we enjoy it
From the Kansas State University press release: Whether you love the “Harry Potter” series or despise it, there may be a psychological explanation behind your opinion. Russell Webster, Kansas State University doctoral student in psychology,…
Unconscious learning could be the secret to speeding up learning a second language
From the Cambridge University media release: When linguists talk about unconscious or implicit language learning, they don’t mean learning while you sleep. Rather, they are talking about one of the most intriguing of all mental…
Psychologists Stress the Importance of Memory in Preventing Relapse after Therapy
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Addictions, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder—such painful and harmful problems are recalcitrant to treatment. In the clinic, a person may suppress the association between the stimulus and the…
High Blood Pressure May Lead to Missed Emotional Cues
From the Clemson University media release: Your ability to recognize emotional content in faces and texts is linked to your blood pressure, according to a Clemson University researcher. A recently published study by Clemson University…
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