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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/

Fall 2019 Colloquium: Age differences in the precision of memory over the short-and long-term

August 29, 2019

Sweat could provide clue into who develops PTSD

August 2, 2019

Within four hours of a traumatic experience, certain physiological markers—namely, sweating—are higher in people who go on to develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study by Alex Rothbaum, a pre-doctoral researcher in the Department of Psychological Sciences, and researchers at other institutions. Around 90% of people...

The Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) recently featured our PTSD Research and Treatment Lab, directed by Dr. Norah Feeny!

August 2, 2019

L to R: Kathy Benhamou, Allison Baier, Norah Feeny, Alex Rothbaum, Alexandra Klein, and Alexandra Bowling Please visit ABCT’s Featured Lab page here to read more about Dr. Feeny and our graduate students. To learn more about the lab, please visit the PTSD Research and Treatment Lab’s webpage here. Congratulations!