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The Key to a High IQ? Not Getting Distracted
TIME: A new study suggests that intelligence is more about what the brain chooses to ignore than simply its ability to process information rapidly. The research, which was published in the journal Current Biology, suggests
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Uncommon Sense: Toward an RQ Test?
We all know people who are highly intelligent but not very smart. These people get good grades in school, ace a lot of tests, and often succeed professionally. But they nevertheless hold irrational beliefs and
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Uncommon Sense: Toward an RQ Test?
The Huffington Post: We all know people who are highly intelligent but not very smart. These people get good grades in school, ace a lot of tests, and often succeed professionally. But they nevertheless hold
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Reflecting on a Lifetime of Achievement
As part of APS’s 25th Anniversary celebration, the Board of Directors is honoring 25 distinguished scientists who have had a profound impact on the field of psychological science over the past quarter century. Eight individuals have
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Irving I. Gottesman
University of Minnesota James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award Irving I. Gottesman is known internationally for his work in the field of behavioral and psychiatric genetics. His research has focused on the many ways that genetic
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Where’s the Beef? Obama’s Valentine to Early Education
The Huffington Post: We are starting to think that all good things start in Chicago. First, President Obama makes statements about the importance of preschool for our nation’s children in his State of the Union
