Preschoolers can learn a lot from educational television, but younger toddlers may learn more from interactive digital media (such as
Continue reading »
Home » Educational Psychology »
Your body is transparentized in a virtual environment: Active method to induce illusory ownership of an invisible body at a distance
A Ph.D. candidate, Ryota Kondo, and Professor Michiteru Kitazaki at Toyohashi University of Technology, in cooperation with Professor Masahiko Inami
Continue reading »
Reducing tapeworm infection could improve academic performance, reduce poverty
A Stanford-led study in China has revealed for the first time high levels of a potentially fatal tapeworm infection among
Continue reading »
Stress helps unlearn fear: New findings on extinction learning may prove useful for therapies
Stress can have a positive effect on extinction learning, which causes previously learned associations to dissolve. According to the findings
Continue reading »
Children are as fit as endurance athletes
Children not only have fatigue-resistant muscles, but recover very quickly from high-intensity exercise — even faster than well-trained adult endurance
Continue reading »
British pilots score high on burnout scale — but still perform well
A study among British airline pilots shows that 20 percent of them have scores on a burnout scale that are
Continue reading »
When three months from now feels right around the corner: Study is first to examine relationship between absolute and relative time estimates
If you’ve ever noticed yourself thinking about the timing of a plan in two opposing ways — something that feels
Continue reading »
Class clowns: Playful boys viewed more negatively than playful girls, study finds: Study confirms gender differences in how teachers perceive playfulness — and provides insights into the potentially damaging effects of discouraging playful behavior in the classroom
New research shows that playful boys are viewed as rebellious and disruptive by their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade teachers
Continue reading »