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New research suggests that, all things being equal, older adults are more likely to offer help than younger adults. More

Older Adults More Likely to Make the Effort to Help Others

New research suggests that, all things being equal, older adults are more likely to offer help than younger adults. More
Researchers gauged the reactions of a group of dogs when their owners appeared to shower attention on a perceived rival. More

Dogs Act Jealously Even When They Don’t See Their Rival

Researchers gauged the reactions of a group of dogs when their owners appeared to shower attention on a perceived rival. More
It’s a common belief that exposure to television in toddlerhood causes attention-deficit problems in school-age children—a claim that was born from the results of a 2004 study that seemed to show a link between the two. However, a further look at the evidence suggests this is not true. More

Toddler TV Time Not to Blame for Attention Problems

It’s a common belief that exposure to television in toddlerhood causes attention-deficit problems in school-age children—a claim that was born from the results of a 2004 study that seemed to show a link between the two. However, a further look at the evidence suggests this is not true. More
Our minds can automatically create well-defined representations of objects that are merely implied rather than seen, like the obstacles in a mime’s performance More

Out of the Box and Into the Lab, Mimes Help Us ‘See’ Objects That Don’t Exist

Our minds can automatically create well-defined representations of objects that are merely implied rather than seen, like the obstacles in a mime’s performance More
Emotionality can create enduring opinions, shedding new light on the factors that make attitudes last. More

Opinions and Attitudes Can Last When They Are Based on Emotion

Emotionality can create enduring opinions, shedding new light on the factors that make attitudes last. More
When it comes to learning to read, new research suggests that explicit instruction—a phonics teaching method in which the relationship between sound and spelling is taught directly and systematically—is more effective than self-discovery through reading. More

‘Explicit Instruction’ Provides Dramatic Benefits in Learning to Read

When it comes to learning to read, new research suggests that explicit instruction—a phonics teaching method in which the relationship between sound and spelling is taught directly and systematically—is more effective than self-discovery through reading. More

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