We're right in the middle of a season where a lot of us are giving thanks and reflecting on the year we have had. For some of us it is because of American or Canadian Thanksgiving, Japanese Labour Thanksgiving, or Turkish National Day of Thanks,
GUEST POST: Why you should be a skeptical science consumer
Don’t take my word for it, but being a scientist is about being a skeptic. About not being satisfied with easy answers to hard problems. About not believing something merely because it seems plausible...nor about reading a scientific study and believing...
Weekly Digest #86: How To Reduce Exam Stress
That time of the year is approaching. No, we don’t mean Holiday/Christmas season, but rather the exam season before we can all relax. Exam time is usually a stressful time for students. Good preparation for exams is...
In Defense of Memory
I’m very passionate about memory. I’ve dedicated most of my adult life so far to examining how our human memory works. But why? Well, think about your life. Think about how you define yourself, who you are. Maybe you see yourself as a hard worker.
GUEST POST: Language about ability, mindset, and motivation and performance
It is commonly known that telling a child she is stupid is harmful. But what about telling her she is smart? Although the latter case is unlikely to be as bad as the former, there is research to suggest that even praising a child’s intelligence (as well as other abilities) may have negative effects,
Weekly Digest #85: Adjunct Questions
We recently featured a blog post on recent research showing that prequestions can be useful for learning from video lectures. However, research on adjunct questions is not new. Much of this research builds on work that was pioneered by Rothkopf in the ...