We often mistake the "aha!" moment of a clear explanation for actual mastery. The feeling of learning can be a psychological illusion, but we can spot the difference.

But the current policy conversation has begun to blur them with a different question: how dyslexia itself should be defined. In several recent debates about dyslexia policy and definitions—including ...

Artificial intelligence is reshaping many aspects of life quickly. Should college professors be evaluting student learning differently?

Psychologists who study mental load point out that this kind of cognitive labor is exhausting—and often invisible. The people ...

Memory is not a recording device. It doesn't play back events like a video camera would. Instead, it's a remarkably active, ...

People's decisions are known to be influenced by past experiences, including the outcomes of earlier choices. For over a century, psychologists have been trying to shed light on the processes ...

The waiting room smelled like stale coffee and antiseptic. My sister kept refreshing her phone like new information might appear if she tried hard enough. My dad was pacing the same stretch of tile ...

A new study from researchers at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill finds that middle and high school students spend ...

Oxytocin, a hormone renowned for fostering emotional, also plays a pivotal role in cognitive functions such as learning and memory.

A new kind of course at Atlanta’s Emory University is getting students’ gears turning…in more ways than one.

Robert Pagliarini, author of "The Sudden Wealth Solution," provided some valuable insights on how to manage this kind of ...

Confidence in relationships, careers and everyday life often depends on one key ability: facing rejection without losing self ...