According to mindset theory, students who believe their personal characteristics can change—
that is, those who hold a growth mindset—will achieve more than students who believe their …

Cognitive abilities are important predictors of educational and occupational performance,
socioeconomic attainment, health, and longevity. Declines in cognitive abilities are linked to …

There is intense public interest in questions surrounding how children learn to read and how
they can best be taught. Research in psychological science has provided answers to many …

It has been claimed that bilingual experience leads to an enhancement of cognitive control
across the lifespan, a claim that has been investigated by comparing monolingual and …

Abstract [Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 144 (9) of
Psychological Bulletin (see record 2018-42071-005). In the article, there is a number of …

Visionaries offer strong claims for the educational benefits of computer games, but there is a
need to test those claims with rigorous scientific research and ground them in evidence …

The risk of developing severe illness from COVID-19 and of dying from it increases with age.
This statistical association has led to numerous highly problematic policy suggestions and …

Cognitive decline is recognized as a prevalent and debilitating symptom of multiple sclerosis
(MS), especially deficits in episodic memory and processing speed. The field aims to (1) …

Review of the evidence on, and fundamental questions about, efforts to improve executive
functions, including working memory Page 166 8 Review of the Evidence on, and Fundamental …

Long-standing social problems such as poor achievement, personal and intergroup conflict,
bad health, and unhappiness can seem like permanent features of the social landscape. We …