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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring certainty in advice giving, boundary conditions for growth mindset effects, polygenic scores and criminal offending, and strategic modulation of mind wandering. Visit Page
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Interventions May Help Kids Learn the ABCs of Executive Functioning
Executive functioning interventions may help kids from disadvantaged backgrounds close the academic achievement gap. Visit Page
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Self-Control May Lie at the Heart of Student Success
Succeeding at “studenting” may require as much self-control as intelligence. Visit Page
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring: language, social categories, and sentencing decision making; genetic and environmental contributors to both math achievement and broader academic achievement; new statistical techniques for exploring links between birth order and personality. Visit Page
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Genetic Differences Linked With Social Mobility
Data from over 6,000 twin pairs indicate that genetic differences account for nearly 50 percent of the variation in social mobility in families. Visit Page
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More Than a ‘Summer Slump’: How the Loss of Structure Affects Academics
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Jamie Hagen has been preparing for this summer for a long time. Ms. Hagen, a doctoral student finishing her dissertation in gender studies at the University of Massachusetts at Boston Visit Page