The Interplay of Innateness and Statistical Learning in Language Acquisition
In my first presidential column in October, I highlighted interdisciplinary work between cognitive psychology and other subareas of psychology, focusing on work integrating social–emotional factors with cognition. In this column, I am turning to interdisciplinary research on cognitive and language...
The Nurturing Effects of Nature: Meet Ecospiritualism
Aimed at integrating cutting-edge psychological science into the classroom, columns about teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science offer advice and how-to guidance about teaching a particular area of research or topic in psychological science that has been the focus of an article...
Exploring How Emotion, Aging, and Sleep Impact Memory
Image above: Portraits of Randi Martin (L) and Elizabeth Kensinger (R). In my presidential column from the October Observer, I discussed how research in cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience has moved from being focused solely on the “colder” aspects of...
Student Notebook: Making an Informed Decision About Identity Disclosure as a Graduate Instructor
Learning is a social process that involves interactions with others, and effective teaching strategies rely on an instructor’s ability to connect interpersonally with students. One strategy that instructors use to build connections with students is self-disclosure. Research shows that self-disclosure...