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Teens Sleeping Too Much, Or Not Enough? Parents Can Help
Within three days of starting high school this year, my ninth-grader could not get into bed before 11 p.m. or wake up by 6 a.m. He complained he couldn’t fall asleep but felt foggy during
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Crossing Disciplines and the Lifespan
Cornell University’s Department of Human Development incorporates not only various aspects of psychological science, but also law, sociology, history, and more. APS Fellow and Department Chair Qi Wang details the department’s successes.
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Study Links Children’s Eye-Hand Coordination with Their Academic Performance
New findings signal an important relationship between children’s ability to physically interact with their environment and their cognitive development.
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects APS Leaders as Members
Several APS leaders, including APS Past President Robert W. Levenson, APS Past Board Member Lisa Feldman Barrett, and Current Directions in Psychological Science Editor Randall W. Engle, have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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APS Fellow Kristina Olson Receives Nation’s Top Honor for Early-Career Scientists
Olson is the first psychological scientist to receive the National Science Foundation’s Alan T. Waterman Award, established in 1975.
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Group norms influence individual self-control in children
Those participants who were told their group members were patient ended up waiting almost twice as long for a second marshmallow as the others
