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Language and Memory Are in Focus for Latest Cattell Sabbatical Awards
Gary Lupyan, Tracy Riggins, and Elizabeth Schotter are the latest recipients of the Sabbatical Fund Fellowship from the James McKeen Cattell Fund.
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Elika Bergelson’s Quest Into Infants’ Language Development
Elika Bergelson, an associate developmental psychology professor at Harvard University, is known for her work on language acquisition, cognitive development, and word learning in infants. Her key research focuses on how infants learn language from the world around them.
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New Content From Perspectives on Psychological Science
A sample of articles on human chemical communication, the resilience of collectives, suspicion about suspicion probes, information avoidance, and much more.
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New Content From Perspectives on Psychological Science
A sample of research on referential communication in language and gesture, personality science in the digital age, understanding collective intelligence, and much more.
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Conversation Research Still Requires a Human Ear
Conversations, whether in the form of small talk or a heated debate, involve a nuanced and unique exchange of words and behaviors. Recent technological advances have made it easier for conversation researchers to manage this complexity, paving the way for a deeper understanding of how humans communicate.
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People Have Very Different Understandings of Even the Simplest Words
In 2017Kris De Meyer, a neuroscientist who directs the Climate Action Unit at University College London, ran the opening session of a conference on decision-making under uncertainty for an audience of scientists, finance professionals and policy makers.
