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Older People May Do Poorly on Cognitive Tests Partly Because They Don’t Care About the Tests
New York Magazine: Tom Hess, a University of North Carolina professor and author of a new study inPerspectives on Psychological Science, is trying to understand a strange finding: Even though older adults show declines when they are given
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Seeing the Glass as Half Full: Taking a New Look at Cognition and Aging
From a cognitive perspective, aging is typically associated with decline. As we age, it may get harder to remember names and dates, and it may take us longer to come up with the right answer
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6 Science-Backed Ways To Make Better Decisions
The Huffington Post: Imagine what the world would be like if everyone practiced a little more rational decision-making. Fortunately, research does show that there are things you can do to help make more accurate and reason-based —
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Coaching Senior Drivers
With older people facing as high a risk of car crashes as teens, some states and provinces now test older drivers with the aim of getting the riskiest motorists off the road. But the tests
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Two APS Fellows Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Two APS fellows are among the 84 newly chosen members and 21 foreign associates recognized by the National Academy of Science for their outstanding contributions to scientific research. The April 29 announcement featured newly elected
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Maybe Millennials Aren’t Narcissists After All?
New York Magazine: “Millennials are narcissists!” It’s the easy, go-to media narrative about the current generation of young adults. But new research, published online this week in Psychological Science, suggests that we might have it all backward.
