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Small Articles Fuel Big Debate
In the January 2012 issue of Perspectives on Psychological Science, two articles were published in which the authors argued that the trend of increasingly shorter journal articles could have a negative impact on research efforts.
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Who’s in the Know? To a Preschooler, the Person Doing the Pointing
If you want a preschooler to get the point, point. That’s a lesson that can be drawn from a new study in Psychological Science, a journal published by the Association for Psychological Science. As part
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For Those With Low Self-Esteem, Facebook Makes Things Worse
The Atlantic: Facebook can be a boon for the socially awkward, a place where they can express themselves openly and connect more easily with others than they do in everyday life. But research from the
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A Gesture of Authority: What’s the Point?
The Huffington Post: My very first classroom teacher had a long wooden pointer, and she wielded it like a weapon. At least that’s my gauzy recollection. Many of the lessons were written on the blackboard
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The Ever-Expanding Definition of “Diversity”
Diversity has become a goal for all sorts of institutions—but its exact meaning may depend on the ideology of the person you’re talking to.
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Girls beat boys at arithmetic because they have better language skills
The Daily Mail: While boys generally do better than girls in science and maths, some studies have found that girls do better in arithmetic – and this is down to girls’ superior verbal skills, according
