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November Student Spotlight

November 6, 2019
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Meet Michael King, Doctoral Student in the Developmental, Cognitive and Affective Sciences Psychology Program What is your research focus (as well as any academic or service focus)? My research centers around the cognitive and perceptual factors that influence human performance, such as memory, attention, and learning. My current research is focused...

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November 1, 2019
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Psychological Sciences faculty and students work hard, even in summer

October 1, 2019

Psychology Associate Professor Anastasia Dimitropoulos and Professor Sandy Russ, along with Psychology graduate student Olena Zyga published a paper titled Early Social Cognitive Ability in Preschoolers with Prader–Willi Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder Communication Sciences Assistant Professor Rachel Mulheren took an Intro to R Programming class, created content for the...

Game night was a success!

September 30, 2019

Thank you to our student-run Wellness Committee for organizing a fun Game Night at Tabletop Board Game Café downtown! It was a great opportunity for everyone to get to know our first-year cohort and celebrate the start to a new year. Our Wellness Committee regularly puts together a calendar of...

Practice does not always make perfect, finds study of violinists

August 28, 2019

“The idea has become really entrenched in our culture, but it’s an oversimplification,” said Brooke Macnamara, a psychologist at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. “When it comes to human skill, a complex combination of environmental factors, genetic factors and their interactions explains the performance differences across people.” To...

Debate Arises over Teaching “Growth Mindsets” to Motivate Students

August 20, 2019

Debate Arises over Teaching “Growth Mindsets” to Motivate Students Research shows conflicting data on the impact of the intervention, but a major new study confirms it can work - Psychological Sciences faculty member Brooke Macnamara weighs in. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/debate-arises-over-teaching-growth-mindsets-to-motivate-students/

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