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The Effects of Preschool Education: What We Know, How Public Policy Is or Is Not Aligned With the Evidence Base, and What We Need to Know
Full Text HTML (Available to the Public) Robert C. Pianta, W. Steven Barnett, Margaret Burchinal, and Kathy R. Thornburg Two children, both age 3, enroll in publicly funded preschool. But they may have vastly different experiences. Publicly supported preschool programs (e.g., child care centers, Head Start, and state-funded pre-kindergarten) incorporate such a wide range of basic aims, funding, program models, and staff qualifications that their potential efficacy is not being achieved.
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Pitfalls and Opportunities in Nonverbal and Verbal Lie Detection
Full Text HTML (Available to the Public) Aldert Vrij, Par Anders Granhag, and Stephen Porter Unlike Pinocchio, most of the time people do not give telltale signs that they are being dishonest. In lieu of a growing nose, is there a way to distinguish people who are telling the truth from those who aren’t?
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Psychology, Financial Decision Making, and Financial Crises
Full Text HTML (Available to the Public) Tommy Garling, Erich Kirchler, Alan Lewis, and Fred van Raaij How could the current financial crisis have happened? While fingers have been pointing to greedy banks, subprime-loan officers, and sloppy credit card practices, these are not the only contributors to the economic downturn. A new report examines the psychology of financial decision making, including the role of risk in making economic choices, how individuals behave in stock and credit markets, and how financial crises impact people's well-being. Risk taking is a very important component of financial decision making — If we take out a big loan, will we be able to pay it back?
