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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
