Art Markman, PhD

Over the past several years, I have written about a number of studies relating to video games.   It looks like playing...

In many public situations, we make judgments about people’s commitment to carry through on their stated views.   Polit...

There are lots of psychological benefits to gratitude.   Feeling grateful to others can lift your mood.   It enhances ...

School is the ultimate marshmallow test.   I’m sure you all remember Walter Mischel’s marshmallow test in which an exp...

Another theme in this blog has been the way children learn to learn. Humans are able to survive in almost any environm...

If you read the local news section of a newspaper, you are bound to come across the story of a tragic death or injury ...

When you remember a past event, you are not just playing back a video or audio file of a previous encounter.   Instead...