From the Concordia University press release: Parents should think twice before brushing off their child’s calls to “look at me!” A Concordia study published in the journal Child Development is… Read more »
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release via EurekAlert!: For a 6-year-old, one of the most powerful educational tools may be direct instruction, according to new research… Read more »
From the UC Berkeley press release: People often wonder if computers make children smarter. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, are asking the reverse question: Can children make computers… Read more »
From the American Psychological Association press release via Newswise: Children may perform better in school and feel more confident about themselves if they are told that failure is a normal… Read more »
From the UT Dallas press release: Recent studies by a UT Dallas researcher aim at finding better ways to diagnose young children with language impairments. Dr. Christine Dollaghan, a professor… Read more »
From the ETH Zürich press release via AlphaGalileo: Researchers from ETH Zurich have been exploring the question of whether prejudices might be rational under certain conditions. Using game theory, they… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: If you want a preschooler to get the point, point. That’s a lesson that can be drawn from a new study in… Read more »
From the Karolinska Institute press release via AlphaGalileo: During depression, the brain becomes less plastic and adaptable, and thus less able to perform certain tasks, like storing memories. Researchers at… Read more »
From the Concordia University press release: We depend on a barrage of standardized tests to assess everything from aptitude to intelligence. But do they provide an accurate forecast when it… Read more »
From the RIKEN press release via ResearchSEA: Even though typical dance-floor activity might suggest otherwise, humans generally demonstrate a remarkable capacity to synchronize their body movements in response to auditory… Read more »
