Some minority students may fare better than whites when working part time,...
African-American and Hispanic students may be less likely than non-Hispanic white students to hold a job during the school year, but when they do, they tend to work somewhat longer hours and seem less...
View ArticleAcademic gains, improved teacher relationships found among high risk kids in...
A new study by Oregon State University researchers finds that Head Start can make a positive impact in the lives of some of its highest risk children, both academically and behaviorally.
View ArticleTeaching teens that people can change reduces aggression in school
Teenagers from all walks of life who believe people can't change react more aggressively to a peer conflict than those who think people can change. And teaching them that people have the potential to...
View ArticleYoung children may go above and beyond when helping adults
Even very young children understand that adults don't always know best. When it comes to helping, 3-year-olds may ignore an adult's specific request for an unhelpful item and go out of their way to...
View ArticlePreschoolers know good vs. bad sources of info
(Medical Xpress)—Young children are not like sponges just soaking up information. They can actively evaluate what people know and go to the "experts" for information they want, reports a Cornell study...
View ArticleForage longer for berries, study on age-related memory decline suggests
Like birds which stop foraging too early on a berry-laden bush, a new study suggests older people struggle to recall items because they flit too often between 'patches' in their memories.
View ArticleNew research shows weight a factor in graduate school admissions
Want to go to graduate school? Your weight could determine whether or not you receive an offer of admission.
View ArticleGive them a hand: Gesturing children perform well on cognitive tasks
In the first study of its kind, SF State researchers have shown that younger children who use gestures outperform their peers in a problem-solving task.
View ArticleThe How-to Parenting Program improves the mental health of children
While children of all ages will be heading back to school in a few days, a new study from the Université de Montréal may encourage their parents to return to the classroom themselves ... at least for a...
View ArticleBullied kids often develop physical symptoms, study says
(HealthDay)—Kids who are the victims of bullies are often reluctant to report the abuse. But a new study shows that frequent and unexplained physical symptoms are common in bullied children, and...
View ArticlePsychopathic traits in teenagers not cast in stone
Most youths are concerned about other people's feelings, they feel bad or guilty when they have done something wrong and they adhere to social rules. A small group of youths, however, does not. These...
View ArticleChronic aggressive behavior in boys: Epigenetic sources?
Chronic aggressive behaviour exhibited by some boys from disadvantaged families may be due to epigenetic changes during pregnancy and early childhood. This is highlighted by two studies conducted by a...
View ArticleOldest-old women less happy with husbands
Having a husband in old age doesn't necessarily make a woman happy, research from Flinders University reveals.
View ArticleAttractive adults gain the trust of children
An adult with an attractive face is more likely to gain the trust of children, new research has found. Published in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology, the study revealed both boys and...
View ArticleRacial bias in pain perception appears among children as young as 7
A new University of Virginia psychology study has found that a sample of mostly white American children – as young as 7, and particularly by age 10 – report that black children feel less pain than...
View ArticleResearch reveals surprising results about kids' capacity for scientific literacy
(Medical Xpress)—It turns out kids can understand complex scientific concepts – like natural selection – far beyond what anyone would have expected.
View Article'Free play' is vital to children's healthy development, psychologist says
The importance of play—crucial for children's healthy psychological development and ability to thrive in life—is woefully underestimated by parents and educators, according to Peter Gray, a Boston...
View ArticleA better approach to diagnosing autism
As the number of children with autism increases nationwide, the need for effective and consistent clinical diagnosis is growing. A statewide committee recently published new guidelines designed to...
View ArticleHow mothers help children explore right and wrong
There's no question that mothers want their children to grow up to be good people—but less is known about how they actually help their offspring sort out different types of moral issues.
View ArticleStudy provides new insight into how toddlers learn verbs
Parents can help toddlers' language skills by showing them a variety of examples of different actions, according to new research from the University of Liverpool.
View ArticleNew study lists top psychologists of modern era
Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Ivan Pavlov, Charles Darwin – all eminent scientists who made major contributions to the understanding of human and animal behavior. They achieved their lofty reputations...
View ArticleMothers nurture emotions in girls over boys, new study finds
A new study published today in The British Journal of Developmental Psychology has found that conversations mothers have with their daughters tend to contain more emotional words and content, than the...
View ArticleKids who lack sympathy more likely to share with virtuous friends
Children who sometimes lack sympathy for others are more likely to share resources with those friends if they respect their morals suggests a paper published today (March 2, 2015) in the British...
View ArticleEmotion knowledge fosters attentiveness
Young children, who possess a good understanding of their own emotions and of those of their fellow human beings early on, suffer fewer attention problems than their peers with a lower emotional...
View ArticleLearning categorical information gives children a feeling of deja vu
During development, children must learn both broad facts about the world (that dogs have four legs, for example) and information that is more specific (that the family dog is scared of snow). While...
View ArticleDeciphering the role of brain layers
New research from the Department of Developmental Neurobiology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, sheds light into the role of layers in the brain....
View ArticleDevelopmental psychology: Little strategists
Sharing with others and getting something back: Preschoolers expect someone who has benefitted from their generosity to reciprocate when an opportunity arises to do so.
View ArticleChildrens' decision making—Rules of thumb are learned with time
Children as young as nine years old use rules of thumb systematically when making decisions. But they are not as good as older children at telling when it is helpful to do so. Researchers at the Max...
View ArticleNo differences noted over time for children of gay, lesbian adoptive parents
As more and more lesbian and gay adults adopt children, controversies continue regarding comparative parenting skills and the impact on the children.
View ArticlePsychology's diversity problem
Lack of diversity in psychological research is a serious problem that needs to be addressed, according to an Australian academic.
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