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The most powerful factors affecting a child’s brain development involve socioeconomic opportunities, according to a study in the journal Science.
The analysis of more than 2,300 9- and 10-year-olds found that environmental factors ranging from household income to education to neighborhood quality are associated with brain differences that can...
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The drop in birth rates has affected women of all ages, but it’s most pronounced among teenagers. That sounds plausible to Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University.
In books like Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents, Twenge has documented the profound behavioral cha...
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Ahmad Hariri, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University, said that idea really hit home in the past year with the “overwhelmingly disappointing” results of several treatment...
Metacognition in Decision-Making Across Domains and Modalities: Evidence from Three Studies
Audrey Mazancieux, Katarzyna Hat, Renate Rutiku, Michał Wierzchoń, Kristian Sandberg
Metacognition involves second-order judg...
We tend to assume that emotionally charged words are more likely to grab our attention. An insult shouted across a crowded room or a disturbing phrase overheard on television can seem impossible to ignore. But a new study published in Psychological Science...