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Be careful when comforting struggling students Read More...
Previous research tells us that students who see intelligence and ability as fixed will tend to give up when confronted by a difficult problem, whereas those who see intelligence as growable will persevere.
Created 18/05/12 by H Fields | Clicks: 34 | Comments: 0

When are two heads better than one? Read More...
The Challenger disaster, the Bay of Pigs fiasco, the botched invasion of Iraq ... all these calamities have in common that they've been blamed on dud group decision making.
Created 18/05/12 by H Fields | Clicks: 22 | Comments: 0

How killing begets more killing (of bugs) Read More...
"At first killing was obligatory; afterward we got used to it. We became naturally cruel. We no longer needed encouragement or fines to kill, or even orders or advice." Jean-Baptise Murangira, a killer from Rwanda.
Created 15/03/12 by H Fields | Clicks: 21 | Comments: 0

Superior working memory capacity can make time go faster Read More...
Working memory is like a neural memo-pad. People with higher working memory capacity can hold more items in mind whilst solving a concurrent problem or performing a distracting task.
Modified 16/02/12 by H Fields | Clicks: 33 | Comments: 0

Babies detect your mistakes from your tone of voice. Read More...
For decades, psychologists have been trying to find out when and how children develop the ability to step outside of themselves and understand other people's minds.
Created 20/01/12 by H Fields | Clicks: 28 | Comments: 0


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