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Why We View the Past as Better Than the Present
There’s a reason why no one ever talks about “the bad old days.” A nostalgic longing for bygone times—and a sense that the present doesn’t stack up well against the past—is a common sentiment. … “People
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Songbirds Reveal the Dark Side of Making New Brain Cells as Adults
Every day the human body replaces billions of cells, flushing out the old and generating the new, healthy ones. The average lifespan of a red blood cell is just under four months, while skin cells last
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For Young Adults, Recollection of Alcohol Addiction May Differ From Reality
When young adults are asked to recall their drinking habits, their recollections may not always match what actually happened in their day-to-day lives, a new study suggests.
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New Content From Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science
A sample of recent articles covering longitudinal designs, gender identity, research models, and more.
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Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff Talk Parenting
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff discuss the new version of their bestselling parenting book, “Einstein Never Used Flash Cards: How Our Children Really Learn – and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize
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Video Evidence and Eye Witness Accounts: Why People See Different things
… When someone retrieves a memory, they “aren’t playing a recording back,” explains Elizabeth Loftus, a psychology professor at the University of California, Irvine. Rather “we are constructing” that memory, she says. In other words
