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Technical Aptitude: Do Women Score Lower Because They Just Aren’t Interested?
Boys do better on tests of technical aptitude (for example, mechanical aptitude tests) than girls. The same is true for adults. A new study published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association
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Förderliche Neugier
ScienceBlogs: Neugier ist lästig (“Lass mal sehen, was du da hast”), Neugier ist störend (“Was schreibst du gerade?”), Neugier ist indiskret (“Weißt Du, warum der M. neuerdings immer so früh nach Hause geht?”) Kein Wunder
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Don’t Worry, Be Happy – Understanding Mindfulness Meditation
In times of stress, we’re often encouraged to pause for a moment and simply be in the ‘now.’ This kind of mindfulness, an essential part of Buddhist and Indian Yoga traditions, has entered the mainstream
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Intellectual Curiosity Predicts Academic Success, Study Finds
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Intellectual curiosity is a strong predictor of future academic performance, says an article in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science. That conclusion was based on a meta-analysis of 200 previous
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Curiosity + Diligence as Good as Plain Intelligence, Researchers Say
International Business Times: Curiosity and diligence are as important as intelligence for a student’s success, according to research released Wednesday. A European trio analyzed 200 existing studies that included 50,000 students and found that curiosity
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Curiosity Doesn’t Kill The Student
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it’s good for the student. In fact, personality traits like curiosity seem to be as important as intelligence in determining how well students do in school.
