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A New Study Shows Fake News May Benefit Your Memory
During the workday, we are flooded with emails, texts, and other social media. And with the advent of photo shopping and political leaders who don’t divulge the truth, it’s often difficult to know what to
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After 2016, People Are Rethinking How They’ll Spend Election Night This Year
Ask me what I was doing on November 7, 2016, and I’d shrug. Another day lost to the march of my life. But November 8 remains vivid, a montage that has gotten far too many
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Positive Outlook Predicts Less Memory Decline
The happier we feel, the less likely we are to experience memory decline.
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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on how trust may increase exposure to infection, wisdom of the crowd, aging and memory for distractors, social distancing motivated by empathy, using fake-news to enhance memory for facts, children’s cognitive reflection and understanding of science, and choice-induced preference in infancy.
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Remember That Fake News You Read? It May Help You Remember Even More
Thinking back on a time you encountered false information or “fake news” may prime your brain to better recall truthful memories.
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We Can Help Shape How Our Children Remember the Pandemic — and Foster Their Future Happiness
APS Member/Author: Daniel Willingham My kids won’t be in school full-time this fall, so, like most parents, I will be thinking about how to keep them occupied and content. But I’m also a memory researcher