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A sample of research on political moderation, unconscious touch perception, sexual arousal in transgender men, explicit instruction and reading, emotion and memory for future events , and the reliability of functional MRI. More

Parents, Stop Talking About the ‘Lost Year’

They’re calling it a “lost year.” On and offline, parents are trading stories — poignant and painful — about all of the ways that they fear their middle schoolers are losing ground. … They reason they’ll be fine is built right into the biology of early adolescence, explained Laurence Steinberg More

Don’t Ditch the Laptop Just Yet: Replication Finds No Immediate Advantage to Writing Notes by Hand

Attempts to replicate previous studies suggest writing notes by hand may offer no benefit over typing. 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

New Research in Psychological Science

A sample of research on note-taking, visual processing speed in older adults, logical reasoning in monkeys, narcissism in children, counterfactual curiosity, how narratives can shape attitudes toward immigration, motion perception, and using a distanced diary to train for wisdom. More