In this economy it is boom times and doom times all at once. The statistics aren’t really capturing it. K-shaped only goes so far as a metaphor. So … we asked you to help. And you delivered! One one…

When we investigate busy visual scenes, how do we estimate the number of objects that we see? Most work on number perception answers this question by focusing on properties of the to-be-estimated set...

It is possible to fix burdensome administrative systems

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Studies have shown the importance of executive functions (EFs) and spatial and relational reasoning for fraction understanding; however, few studies h…

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The U.S. has a long history of judging food choices, especially those of the poor.

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Recent studies suggest that girls as young as 4 years of age in the US are affected by negative gender-science stereotypes and persist less than boys on science tasks. However to date, no studies h...

Children regularly encounter growing and decreasing patterns in songs, games, and daily routines. Over development, children learn to extend and abstract (i.e., recreate the pattern using different...

The current study investigated whether making plausibility judgments relies on executive functions (EF), particularly inhibitory control, the ability to suppress irrelevant information, and cogniti...

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A new report shows that children learn arithmetic most effectively when instruction combines conceptual understanding and timed practice.

Background High working memory capacity is associated with improved mathematical problem-solving skills. A leading theory about why working memory enhances problem-solving suggests that capable prob.....