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How To Be A Critical Psychology Consumer
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Teachers who want to shape our practice with research find...

Don’t Just Do This Thing; Think This Way
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Do hard-to-read fonts improve learning? The answer is: that's the...

Conflicting Advice: Mind-Wandering Is Bad, or Just Fine
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Some researchers say that mind wandering is "just fine." Others...

Just Not a Useful Debate: Learning Styles Theory [Updated]
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

At one of the first Learning and the Brain conferences...

The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and Genius by Gail Saltz
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

Gail Saltz, author of The Power of Different: The Link...

Capture Intergalactic Criminals; Feel the Mental Burn
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

I've posted a good bit recently about the dangers of...

Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Some study habits have been shown to work in psychology...

A Hidden Adolescent Struggle: Identifying Complex Emotions
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Recent research offers a helpful insight into adolescent emotion processing....

The Best Way to Take Notes: More Feisty Debate
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

When teachers contemplate asking students to take longhand notes, we...

The Great Homework Debate: Working Memory Disadvantage?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

New research into working memory might give teachers fresh perspective...

Pro Tips: How To Think Like A Cognitive Scientist
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

A short, "intensive" college course might seem like a good...

Is Dopamine For Motivation or Learning?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Neuroscientists talk a lot about neurotransmitters. These chemicals move from...

The Neuroscience of Intelligence: “Slim” Neural Networks
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Although "more" often seems better, brains can benefit from "less."...

Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Although many experts argue that schools should have no grades,...

Should Mothers Help Children With Homework?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

According to a new study in Finland, a mother's homework...

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