Psych students do better online
Students who took Psychology 101 online outperformed those who attended lectures at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, reports the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Professor Diane Reddy has replaced the...
View ArticleIt pays to wait for the second marshmallow
If you promise a second marshmallow to preschoolers who wait before eating the first, about 30 percent will wait 15 minutes, according to an experiment conducted in the ’60s. The rest can’t control...
View ArticleChina cuts majors with jobless grads
China’s Ministry of Education plans to phase out majors producing unemployable graduates. If less than 60 percent of graduates are employed after two years, the major will be cut back or eliminated....
View ArticlePsych prof cleared in ‘gay pride’ assignment
A psychology professor’s assignment — wear a gay pride ribbon and write about the experience — didn’t infringe on students’ rights, concluded an investigation at Columbia State Community College in...
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Where the money is — and isn’t
NPR charts The Most (And Least) Lucrative College Majors. Erin Ford graduated from the University of Texas two years ago with a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering. Recruiters came to campus to...
View ArticleBrits: Adolescence lasts till 25
Adolescence lasts till the age of 25, British psychologists have decided. Parents insulate their children from “real-life experience,” says Frank Furedi, professor of sociology at the University of...
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Stupid question on smart atheists
An Ohio State psychology quiz tells students that smart people probably are atheists: Theo has an IQ of 100 and Aine has an IQ of 125. Which of the following statements would you expect to be true? •...
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