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Complimenting Kids: The Nuances of Praise
Paying a child a compliment can cost a lot more than you would think.
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The Cognitive Abilities of Crows
Crows have long been portrayed as uniquely intelligent birds, but how much of this is based on fact? Studies have revealed that crows possess remarkable cognitive abilities, with a recent report suggesting that they may even have a form of consciousness.
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Animals show correlated brain activities during social interaction
Animals hold dynamic mental representations of their social partners during social interactions.
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Crime, Empathy, and the Adolescent Experience
Why do some teens commit crimes and others don’t? New research might have the answer: empathy.
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Time Flies During a Pandemic: How Attentional Bias and Event Boundaries Impact Memory of 2020
Did time feel like it flew by last year? Find out why!
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Learning Under Pressure: How Stress Alters Memory
The past year has been a uniquely stressful time for all of us. How does stress impact our ability to learn and form new memories?
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How to get undergraduate research experience?
How to get undergraduate research experience and what else can you do to learn more about research
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Older Adults Show Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 has changed our lives in many ways. Given the increased risk from COVID-19 in older populations, are older adults more affected by the changes and stresses of the pandemic?
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When the movement moves us: How #MeToo succeeded
Do movements like #MeToo change peoples attitudes? What about any significant policy changes or backlash?
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Making meaningful connections to improve learning
Confession: I barely passed Multivariable Calculus in college. This came as an unpleasant surprise to me, as I had done well in high school math classes. How could this have happened?