New research adds evidence that learning a successful strategy for approaching a task doesn't prevent further exploration, even if it reduces performance.

Researchers have demonstrated a new suite of software tools that analyzes student behavior in an educational game in real time and uses that data to assess how well students are developing and making ...

Cognitive development in early childhood education is crucial for children to thrive. Psychology expert Dr. Annie Crookes emphasizes holistic development’s role in building emotional and mental ...

To get treats, apes eagerly pointed them out to humans who didn’t know where they were, a seemingly simple experiment that demonstrated for the first time that apes will communicate unknown ...

However, more recent studies have shown that employing more modern, “off-pump” bypass surgery has not reduced the incidence of cognitive impairment. The theory that has the most traction today is ...

Conspiracy theories have occurred ... and influencing public behavior. But what psychological factors lead people to subscribe to these often unfounded beliefs? Cognitive Biases and Social ...

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Timing an increase in your retirement contributions with a salary increase is a shrewd move that leverages behavioral economics ... refers to the cognitive bias where individuals categorize ...