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2020 APS William James Fellow Awards
APS Past Board Member Susan A. Gelman, Carol S. Dweck, Neil Burgess, and Andrew N. Meltzoff are honored for their lifetimes of achievement in the basic science of psychology.
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A Lack of Background Knowledge Can Hinder Reading Comprehension
Students may find a topic difficult to understand if their background knowledge doesn’t pass a certain threshold, but a quick test can help identify those students who are at risk of falling behind.
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring perceived weight discrimination and physiological dysregulation, fear conditioning, motor-memory consolidation, and infants’ learning to reach to the self.
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring the effects of worry in daily life, the role of learning capacity in CBT for depression, and self-injury and suicidal behavior in girls.
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Textbook Analysis Uncovers Erroneous Explanations of Statistical Significance
An examination of introductory psychology textbooks suggests that prospective researchers may learn to interpret statistical significance incorrectly in their classes.
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The Yale Happiness Class, Distilled
The most popular class in the history of Yale University was inspired by a paradox: Even when people, conventionally speaking, succeed—get into a top college, make lots of money, or accumulate prestige and accolades—they are
