Sleep spindles are burstlike signals in the electroencephalogram (EEG) of the sleeping
mammalian brain and electrical surface correlates of neuronal oscillations in thalamus. As …

This study aimed to determine the relations between fluid intelligence (Gf) and
reading/mathematics and possible moderators. A meta-analysis of 680 studies involving 793 …

Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for cultural production, from the arts and
language to science and technology. How did the human mind—and the uniquely human …

Working memory (WM), the ability to store and manipulate information for short periods of
time, is an important predictor of scholastic aptitude and a critical bottleneck underlying …

One hundred and seventy-five children who were 6-years old were assigned to one of four
groups that differed in socioeconomic status (SES; working class or middle class) and …

From a pioneering researcher, this book synthesizes the best current knowledge on
resilience in children and adolescents. Ann S. Masten explores what allows certain …

Fluid intelligence (Gf) refers to the ability to reason and to solve new problems
independently of previously acquired knowledge. Gf is critical for a wide variety of cognitive …

Factor analyses of 75 facet scales from 2 major Big Five inventories, in the Eugene-
Springfield community sample (N= 481), produced a 2-factor solution for the 15 facets in …

Openness/intellect is an empirically derived dimension of personality that reflects individual
differences in the ability and tendency to seek, detect, comprehend, utilize, and appreciate …

Behavioral Genetics, Fifth Edition provides an engaging and clear overview of human and
animal behavioral genetics that is designed to introduce students in the behavioral …