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That Devil on Your Shoulder Likes to Sleep In
The New York Times: It is often asked why good people do bad things. Perhaps the question should be when. More likely, it’s in the afternoon or evening. Much less so in the morning. That’s the finding of research
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Can You Learn Self-Control?
The New York Times: Walter Mischel conducted one of the most famous experiments in 20th-century psychology. In the late 1960s, he oversaw a test at Stanford University using a group of preschoolers. These studies gave him access
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What Sends Teens Toward Triumph Or Tribulation
The Wall Street Journal: Laurence Steinberg calls his authoritative new book on the teenage mind “Age of Opportunity.” Most parents think of adolescence, instead, as an age of crisis. In fact, the same distinctive teenage
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Teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science
Aimed at integrating cutting-edge psychological science into the classroom, “Teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science” offers advice and how-to guidance about teaching a particular area of research or topic in psychological science that has been
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What 60 Years of Research Has Taught Us About Willpower
Inc.: The marshmallow experiment shouldn’t need an introduction. In the early 1960s, a group of preschoolers at Stanford University’s Bing Nursery School participated in a study that would change how psychologists think about willpower. Preschoolers
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The Struggles of a Psychologist Studying Self-Control
The New Yorker: Walter Mischel had a terrible time quitting smoking. He had started young, and, even as his acumen and self-knowledge grew, he just couldn’t stop. His habit continued through his years as a
