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The Gift of Discovery
What would make the perfect gift for a psychological scientist? APS President Lisa Feldman Barrett suggests “a new scientific tool — the sort that extends what our eyes, ears, and brains can observe, creating opportunities to ask new questions.”
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Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids
As anyone who has been called out for hypocrisy by a small child knows, kids are exquisitely attuned to gaps between what grown-ups say and what grown-ups do. If you survey American parents about what they
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The Ultimate Learning Machines
Last July, I went to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the blue-sky government research lab that helped to invent the computer and the internet. I was there, strange as it may seem, to
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Carol Dweck on How Growth Mindsets Can Bear Fruit in the Classroom
APS William James and James McKeen Cattell Fellow Carol S. Dweck has pioneered the study of the mindsets that influence students’ academic achievement. Teachers’ mindsets play a big role in students’ success as well, she says.
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring effects of hypnotic suggestion on implicit attitudes and ways to enhance children’s understanding of scientific models.
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2020 APS William James Fellow Awards
APS Past Board Member Susan A. Gelman, Carol S. Dweck, Neil Burgess, and Andrew N. Meltzoff are honored for their lifetimes of achievement in the basic science of psychology.