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Understand Uncertainty in Program Effects
Education Week: In education research, there’s a drive to cut to the chase: What’s the effect on the classroom? How much better will students perform on the state math test using this curriculum? How many
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Seeing black and white makes people more judgmental
msnbc: Black-and-white judgments may be more literal than you might expect. A new study finds that people who view information on a black-and-white background are less likely to see gray areas in moral dilemmas than
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Why You Should Smile at Strangers
LiveScience: Next time you’re out walking about, you may want to give passers-by a smile, or at least a nod. Recent research reveals that these tiny gestures can make people feel more connected. People who
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Red Mind, Blue Mind: Are There Really Any Independents?
Huffington Post: Many voters have already made up their minds about whom they will vote for in November. Indeed, for the reddest of the red and the bluest of the blue, there was never any
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Are You Enabling ‘Academic Entitlement’ in Students?
Education Week: Does this scenario sound familiar? After test results come out, a student approaches the teacher after class, arguing, “I come to class every day; I deserve at least a B!” Students’ sense of
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Local psychiatrist, YSU psychology chair collaborate
The Jambar: Local psychiatrist Robert Roerich of Southwoods Counseling in Boardman presented a psychoanalytical diagnostic technique on Saturday at the Association for Psychological Science convention in Chicago. The poster session featured a study conducted by
