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Pointing Out Online Mistakes Like a “Jerk”: More Misuses of Psychology Research
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Despite the click-bait headlines, research doesn't show much of anything...

Today’s Unpopular Research Finding: Potential Perils of Mindfulness
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

New research suggests that mindfulness may lead to "particularly unpleasant"...

Right Brained Language Learning (And Other Reasons to Ignore Brain Myths)
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Recent research shows that right-hemisphere brain activity predicts successful language...

Visual & Verbal: Welcome to “Dual Coding”
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

By "dual coding" -- that is, by presenting information both...

Early Signs of Autism: “Joint Attention”
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

This video, by Simon Baron-Cohen, explains the importance of "joint...

A Rose by Any Other Name Would Smell as Confusing
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

All too often, psychology discussions use confusing -- or worse,...

No, Brain Scans Can’t See You Think
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

https://npjscilearncommunity.nature.com/users/19663-tracey-tokuhama-espinosa/posts/42620-deciphering-fact-from-fiction-about-the-brain

Does Low-Structure Free Time Improve Executive Function?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Students can be taught executive-function skills that help in schools....

Great Myths of Adolescence by  Jeremy D. Jewell, Michael I. Axelrod, Mitchell M. Prinstein, and Stephen Hupp
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

Do you think that teenagers today are lazier, riskier, and...

The Best-Known Neural Model of Learning Might be Substantially Wrong
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

A new neural model of long-term memory formation might change...

Building a Better Research Mousetrap: @justsaysinmice
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

A new twitter account can help you sort the good...

Meet Blake Harvard, “Effortful Educator”
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

An interview with Blake Harvard: high-school psychology teacher, and Effortful...

Surprise: Screen Time (Even Before Bed) Doesn’t Harm Adolescents
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

A very large study with more than 17,000 people suggests...

STOP THE PRESSES (And Yet, Remain Calm)
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

In the world of science, if you see the right...

How to (Un)Make System-Wide Changes Based on Research
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

We might be eager to hurry up and change everything...

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