Posts Categorized: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Psychology Update — 21 Animals That Are Way Smarter Than You Thought

Posted by & filed under Learning, Motivation and Emotion, Research Methods, Thinking, Language, and Intelligence.

TITLE 21 Animals That Are Way Smarter Than You Thought   DESCRIPTION The past definitions of Psychology included the study of animal behavior.  The magazine Psychology Today lists reasons as “the study of animal behavior is a cornerstone of psychology for several reasons. Ethology, or the study of animals in their natural habitats, sheds light… Read more »

Psychology Update — Always Forgetting Important Things? Here’s How to Fix That

Posted by & filed under Memory, Psychology Update, Research Methods, Thinking, Language, and Intelligence.

TITLE Always Forgetting Important Things? Here’s How to Fix That   DESCRIPTION This is a very fascinating article that examines a cognitive science experiment in memory and forgetting.  “Most people, when tasked with remembering something important, jot down a note. But a 2018 study published in the journal Experimental Aging Research says there may be… Read more »