Research Archives - Page 2 of 11 - Department of Psychological Sciences

Analysis of ‘growth mindset’ research suggests little to no positive effect on student performance

November 22, 2022

New research suggests the “growth mindset” strategy favored by some educators to improve student performance hasn’t lived up to its promise—resulting in time and effort dedicated to growth mindsets in the classroom without meaningful gains in grades or test scores. More than 30 years ago, noted psychologist Carol Dweck proposed...

2022-23 Freedman Faculty Fellows announced

September 19, 2022

The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship at Kelvin Smith Library has announced the selection of the 2022-23 Freedman Faculty Fellows. The annual fellowship program supports tenured or tenure-track faculty as well as clinical research faculty and aids these researchers in integrating digital tools and technology into their work across...

Meet Rebecca Constacia: A fourth-year psychology and premed student from Puerto Rico

September 15, 2022

Rebecca Constancia was raised on the northern coast of Puerto Rico in the municipality of Toa Baja—a place where she felt a sense of community, no matter where she went. Though she’s hundreds of miles away from the Carribean island, the fourth-year psychology and premed student didn’t have to sacrifice...

Congratulations Hailey Chu, 2022-2023 Social Justice Institute Graduate Research Fellow!

August 29, 2022

She joins 4 other social justice leaders from across various disciplines who will utilize financial support from the Social Justice Institute to complete their research. Hailey's research involves "The Association Between the Model Minority Myth and Authenticity on Asian American Advocacy and Mental Health."

Psychology’s Rita Obeid calls attention to the psychological consequences of Lebanon’s economic crisis

April 14, 2022

Rita Obeid, instructor in the department of psychology at Case Western Reserve University College of Arts and Sciences, collaborated with Sabine Saade, professor of psychology at the American University of Beirut, to discuss the impact of Lebanon’s economic crisis on the nation’s psychological well-being in a recently published article.“An...

Participate in CWRU research study on gaslighting

April 14, 2022

You are invited to participate in Case Western Reserve University Department of Psychological Sciences’ research study about your personal experiences with gaslighting and emotional manipulation. More specifically, this study investigates experiences you have had in your personal relationships where you have felt invalidated or your sense of reality has...

Shopping cart