Category: Research
Creativity is not just for the young, study finds
If you believe that great scientists are most creative when they’re young, you are missing.
Playing video games generally not harmful to boys’ social development
The popularity of interactive video games has sparked concern among parents, educators, and policymakers about.
It doesn’t pay to play angry when negotiating
Don’t bring anger into negotiation as a tool to try to coerce your counterpart, finds a study that involves Olin Business School faculty and graduates.
Young people store 1.5 megabytes of information to master their native language
New research suggests language acquisition between birth and 18 is a remarkable feat of cognition rather than something humans are just hardwired to do
The world’s adolescents — large unmet needs and growing inequalities
Today’s adolescents make up the largest generation in history, but they encounter greater health challenges than 25 years ago
For infants, distinguishing between friends and strangers is a laughing matter
Study shows five-month-olds can make judgments about relationships through colaughter
In fiction, young people choose traditional love and gender stereotypes
Fictional television series can have an influence on the construction of young people’s identities and.
Children prefer friends who talk like they do
A preference for friends with similar accents does not necessarily mean that the children were biased against those with non-native accents.
Parents, kids spend more time discussing how to use mobile technology
Study found that parents spend more time talking with children about the mechanics of using their mobile devices than they do about what they watch and download
To prepare kids financially, give them practice with money
The process through which parents impart knowledge onto their children is known as “financial socialisation.”