News tagged with journal of experimental psychology

Student self-testing earns high marks as study tool

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Dec 10, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

College students who pore over their notes again and again as they prep for finals could use their studying time more wisely, according to new learning research from Purdue University.

Picking quality health care: New study shows a little context makes a big difference

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Sep 10, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A hospital pneumonia survival rate of 93 percent may sound good, but knowing that it's actually merely "fair" can help people pick a better hospital, according to new research. A "good" survival rate would be from 95 percent ...

When it comes to going green, people want smaller gains now, not bigger gains later

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Jul 29, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

People make environmental choices the same way they manage money, preferring smaller gains right away to bigger gains later, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

It pays to compare: Comparison helps children grasp math concepts

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Apr 10, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (5) | 0

Comparing different ways of solving math problems is a great way to help middle schoolers learn new math concepts, researchers from Vanderbilt and Harvard universities have found.

Older air traffic controllers perform as well as young on job-related tasks

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Mar 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

In a study that challenges the mandatory retirement of air traffic controllers at the age of 56 in the U.S., researchers have found that air traffic controllers up to age 64 perform as well as their young colleagues on complex, ...