PSYCHOLOGY APP OF THE WEEK The Stroop Effect PSYCHOLOGY APP OF THE WEEK The Stroop Effect (iOS and Android) FOR iOS (Apple iPhone and iPad) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/brain-test-stroop-effect/id791503877 FOR ANDROID DEVICES https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goxler7.strooptest From Wikipedia “The Stroop effect is a demonstration of interference in the reaction time of a task. When the name of a color… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
Psychology Website of the Week — American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
PSYCHOLOGY WEBSITE OF THE WEEK TITLE American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (Website for Stuttering) URL https://www.asha.org/stuttering/ DESCRIPTION This is an excellent resource for students who wish to understand more about communication and behavior. The entire website is devoted to issues of speech, language, and hearing. The website can provide information to be used with the chapters… Read more »
Psychology Update — More Screen Time Linked to Delayed Development in Babies, Study Finds
TITLE More Screen Time Linked to Delayed Development in Babies, Study Finds DESCRIPTION What an interesting finding? With more screen time (up to 4 hours a day) there was less face-to-face interaction between parents and babies. “One-year-olds exposed to more than four hours of screen time a day experienced developmental delays in communication and… Read more »
Psychology Update — Scientists Identify Genes Linked to Dyslexia
TITLE Scientists Identify Genes Linked to Dyslexia DESCRIPTION This is a short interesting article that focuses on the problem of dyslexia and possible links to genes. “Millions of Americans have dyslexia, a language-based learning disability that makes reading and spelling more difficult. Studies have suggested that the condition runs in families, but no research had… Read more »
Psychology Update — 3 SPECIAL ARTICLES ABOUT ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
3 SPECIAL ARTICLES ABOUT ANIMAL BEHAVIOR ARTICLE #1 TITLE A Dog’s View of Optical Illusions Researchers are using visual tricks to try to better understand canine perception. DESCRIPTION This is a fascinating article for many reasons. Aside from the researchers curiosity, the idea of studying dogs and optical illusions give us more information… Read more »
Psychology Update — 3 ARTICLES ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION DISORDER APHASIA (including Bruce Willis)
3 ARTICLES ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION DISORDER APHASIA (including Bruce Willis) ARTICLE #1 TITLE WHAT IS APHASIA? DESCRIPTION In the passed few weeks, there has been news coverage about Bruce Willis retiring from his acting due to aphasia. This week’s Psychology Update focuses on Aphasia through two important resources and a news story about Bruce… Read more »
Psychology Website of the Week — CDC: ADHD
PSYCHOLOGY WEBSITE OF THE WEEK TITLE Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) URL https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/ DESCRIPTION This is the “official” CDC website for ADHD. It provides a wealth of resources for providing material for class lecture, discussion, and student papers.
Psychology Update — Do Birds Have Language?
TITLE Do Birds Have Language? In the cheeps, trills and tweets of birdsong, scientists find some parallels with human speech DESCRIPTION What an absolutely fascinating article!!! The article takes a deep dive into the cognitive ability we call language. The authors define and discuss the complexity of our language ability and numerous studies that… Read more »
Psychology Update — When Dementia Strikes at an Early Age
TITLE When Dementia Strikes at an Early Age DESCRIPTION Most of us expect that as we get older (beyond our 60s, 70s, 80s) there will be issues with cognitive abilities such as memory as well as physical problems as well. We learn more everyday about medical diagnoses such as dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Parkinson’s…. Read more »
Psychology Update — What It’s Like Living With Aphasia, Bruce Willis’s Condition
TITLE What It’s Like Living With Aphasia, Bruce Willis’s Condition DESCRIPTION As you may have already heard and/or read, Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with the condition known as aphasia. What is aphasia? “Symptoms vary, but generally, aphasia affects people’s ability to speak or comprehend language. Speech, reading, writing, and the ability to listen… Read more »
Psychological Science: The Curious Mind
Abnormal Psychology, 15th Edition DSM-5-TR Update
Behavioral Neuroscience
Personality, 15th Edition
Cognition, 11th Edition
