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Optimize Learning With Psychological Science
Study tips abound, but which ones actually work? Researchers translate the evidence into useful strategies for students. Visit Page
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring cost-benefit arbitration and reinforcement learning, race and weight-based stereotypes, and testosterone and cognitive reflection. Visit Page
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The Myths That Persist About How We Learn
Science Friday: Do you consider yourself a visual learner? When you see something, do you commit it to memory? Or do you perhaps learn faster by hearing new information? The idea of “learning styles” has Visit Page
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What Should We Be Teaching Young Children?
NPR: Early-childhood and elementary school programs reflect a diverse set of commitments about what children ought to learn, and about how they ought to do so. Some focus on academic preparation and advancement, with extra Visit Page
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring associative learning of social value in groups, age-related changes in performance as a function of experience instead of cognitive decline, and mind wandering in daily life. Visit Page
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Suddenly Language: Lila R. Gleitman on the Evolution of an Innate Human Trait
Scientists have no hard evidence of how human language evolved, but Lila R. Gleitman illustrates some of the clues that can be gleaned from observing children as they develop their language skills. Visit Page
