Tag: behaviour

Students’ self-concepts of ability in math, reading predict later math, reading attainment

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From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Educational and developmental psychologists have tried to understand how skills and motivation are linked to academic achievement. While research supports ties… Read more »

Building social communication skills in shy children helps with peer likeability

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From the Yale-NUS College press release: A new study by Yale-NUS College Assistant Professor of Social Sciences (Psychology) Cheung Hoi Shan has discovered that shy children with low English vocabulary skills,… Read more »

Reliance on ‘gut feelings’ linked to belief in fake news

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From the Ohio State University press release: People who tend to trust their intuition or to believe that the facts they hear are politically biased are more likely to stand behind… Read more »

Mouse study suggests brain structures controlling sexual and aggressive behavior are wired differently in the sexes

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From the NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine press release: Brain structures that control sexual and aggressive behavior in mice are wired differently in females than in males. This… Read more »