From the Inderscience press release via AlphaGalileo: Making play sets more interactive and giving children with autism greater opportunities to control and add content of their own to the game could improve cooperative play with…
From the IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute via EurekAlert!: The proficiency that a bilingual person has of both languages, the context in which he speaks them or unconscious changes in their use are the factors that…
From the National Science Foundation press release via Physorg: Teaching children mathematics at a young age may be as simple as helping them see how math is all around them. “Children as young as three…
From the University of Gothenburg via EurekAlert!: Intelligence – what does it really mean? In the 1800s, it meant that you were good at memorising things, and today intelligence is measured through IQ tests where…
From the Pennsylvania State University press release: For many people, the motivation to exercise fluctuates from week to week, and these fluctuations predict whether they will be physically active, according to researchers at Penn State.…
From the Academy of Finland press release: Aerobic fitness has a favorable effect on cognitive functions. For example, physically active elderly people are less prone to ageing-related cognitive decline than those who lead a sedentary…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Do romance movies warm people up? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research finds that yes, consumers choose romance movies over other…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers react differently to units of measurement—depending on whether they are thinking concretely or abstractly, according to a new study in the Journal of…
From the North Carolina State University press release: Everyone has moments when they feel more in control of their lives than at other times. New research from North Carolina State University shows that this sense…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: “That’s not fair!” It’s a common playground complaint. But how early do children acquire this sense of fairness? Before they’re 2, says a new study. “We found…