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Children Face Unequal Treatment in the Classroom—With Devastating Consequences
As a university student studying psychology, I observed classrooms in a local elementary school to learn more about teacher feedback. On one occasion, an 11-year-old boy named Mark received a six out of 10 on a
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Do Lockdown Drills Create Anxiety? New Research Says No
Podcast: Dr. Amanda Nickerson joins Under the Cortex to explore the developmental pathways and risk factors for being exposed to gun-related violence.
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Teaching: Ethical Research to Help Romania’s Abandoned Children
An early intervention experiment in Bucharest can introduce students to the importance of responsive caregiving during human development.
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New Content From Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science
A sample of articles on young children’s gaze behaviors, improving the predictive power of psychometric scales, using market-research panels for behavioral science, and much more.
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APS Teaching Fund Showcase: Psychological Detective Activity Boxes
With the help of a $5,000 grant from the APS Fund for Teaching and Public Understanding of Psychological Science, John Marazita and Maryam Elmajadoubi, an undergraduate honors student, created Psychological Detective Activity Boxes to promote a new generation of psychological scientists.
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For Whom the School Bells Toll: New Psychological Research for the New Academic Year
A collection of research published in the APS journals in 2022 and 2023 related to peer relationships, pandemic-related learning losses, the positive impacts of growth mindsets, and much more.
