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Department of Psychology News

March 09, 2023
Risky play, such as climbing high into a tree, helps protect children from developing phobias and reduces future anxiety by boosting self-confidence to deal with emergencies.

February 07, 2023
Study findings reveal that the total number of friends that a child has is not the issue. What matters is whether or not the child has fewer friends than the partner.

June 28, 2022
It has long been known that most children report that most of their friends are in the same classroom. We now know that they are probably seated nearby.

April 06, 2022
Popularity is important to children and adolescents. Some think it is more important to be popular than to have friends, because popularity is a marker of prestige, dominance and social status.

March 17, 2022
The ability to perceive that a 2D picture of an object corresponds to its 3D physical form or 鈥減icture-to-object equivalence鈥 is a cognitive function thought to be exclusive to higher-order species such as primates, until...

January 27, 2022
Findings from the research show that friends don't fully compensate for poor-quality relationships with parents.

October 06, 2021
Poor sleep quality is associated with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias from early stages.

September 16, 2021
Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Psychology, Monica Rosselli, Ph.D., was awarded the Lifetime Achievement in Cultural Neuropsychology Award by the Hispanic Neuropsychological Society (HNS). This award honors...

August 17, 2021
The study provides a lens into the magnitude and nature of differences not just between the two networks, but also of a volatile and divided time in American social and political life.