Tag: developmental psychology

Study suggests preschool can help disadvantaged children get ready for kindergarten

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Preschools help children prepare for the rigors of grade school—especially children who come from a minority family, a poor family, or whose… Read more »

Researchers develop model explaining how children are capable of distinguishing their own beliefs from those of others

From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release via EurekAlert!: Prof. Dr. Albert Newen and Dr. Leon de Bruin from the Institute of Philosophy II at the Ruhr-Universität explain their theory in… Read more »

Study suggests girls’ verbal skills give them an advantage in math

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: While boys generally do better than girls in science and math, some studies have found that girls do better in arithmetic. A… Read more »

Study looks at role of genetics and environmental influences in influencing antisocial behaviour

From the Sam Houston State University press release via EurekAlert!: An assistant professor at Sam Houston State University, College of Criminal Justice is working to unlock the mysteries surrounding the… Read more »

Study looks at impact of maternal depression and bilingual households on infant language development

From the University of British Columbia press release: While babies are born ready to learn any of the world’s languages, the crucial developmental period when they attune to their native… Read more »

Study suggests playing with puzzles can help children improve math skills

From the National Science Foundation press release: An important context for figuring out problems through reasoning is puzzle play, say researchers at University of Chicago. Psychologist Susan Levine and colleagues… Read more »

Study suggests viewing world through mathematical lens can help young children learn math

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…. Read more »

Study suggests 6- to 9-month-olds understand the meaning of many spoken words

From the University of Pennsylvania press release: At an age when “ba-ba” and “da-da” may be their only utterances, infants nevertheless comprehend words for many common objects, according to a… Read more »