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Breakthroughs and Discoveries in Psychological Science: 2020 Year …
WEBDec 29, 2020 · Violent Video Games and Aggression: The Connection Is Dubious, at Best: The coronavirus pandemic put a damper on many traditional summertime activities for kids, giving them more opportunity to socialize with friends virtually through online gaming.But many hours of extra screen time worried some parents, especially in light of a 2015 …
The Littlest Linguists: New Research on Language Development
WEBHow do children learn language, and how is language related to other cognitive and social skills? For decades, the specialized field of developmental psycholinguistics has studied how children acquire language—or multiple languages—taking into account biological, neurological, and social factors that influence linguistic developments and, in turn, can …
How Culture Affects the Way We Think
WEBAug 1, 2007 · Wang’s research shows that culture affects the amount of detail one recalls, the reference to individuals themselves or other people and social context, and the ability to retrieve the memory after an elapsed time period. Wang said that “the remembering of the self is a cultural process that gives rise to both commonality and diversity in ...
The Psychological Study of Smiling
WEBFeb 11, 2011 · In a more recent study, published this year in Psychological Science, Ernest Abel and Michael Kruger of Wayne State University extended this line of research from emotional outcomes to a biological one: longevity. Abel and Kruger rated the smiles of professional baseball players captured in a 1952 yearbook, then determined each …
Why Do We Have Religion Anyway?
WEBNov 9, 2011 · Researcher Kevin Rounding and his colleagues are arguing that the primary purpose of religious belief is to enhance the basic cognitive process of self-control, which in turn promotes any number of valuable social behaviors. They tested this theory in four fairly simple experiments, using classic measures of self-control.
How Many Seconds to a First Impression?
WEBJul 1, 2006 · A series of experiments by Princeton psychologists Janine Willis and Alexander Todorov reveal that all it takes is a tenth of a second to form an impression of a stranger from their face, and that longer exposures don’t significantly alter those impressions (although they might boost your confidence in your judgments).
Harlow’s Classic Studies Revealed the Importance of Maternal …
WEBJun 20, 2018 · Harry Harlow’s empirical work with primates is now considered a “classic” in behavioral science, revolutionizing our understanding of the role that social relationships play in early development.
The Fluidity of Time: Scientists Uncover How Emotions Alter Time ...
WEBSep 28, 2018 · The study of time perception serves as a hallmark of integrative science, mixing linguistics, cognitive neuroscience, and attention research to explore the ways people feel the minutes and hours pass. And increasingly, this research is focusing on the role that emotion plays in distorting our sense of time.
The Enduring Influence of Jean Piaget – Association for …
WEBDec 1, 2011 · The Psychology Today interview with Jean Piaget took place in 1970 at the height of his influence. During that year, the international Jean Piaget Society was formed, and the society, as well as Piaget’s influence, endure. The interview captured many facets of Piaget’s remarkable career: his roots in epistemology and natural history; his interests …