Department of Psychology News

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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...

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.

For the longitudinal mixed study, researchers will recruit and enroll 750 older drivers, establish their baseline cognitive function and driving behavior profiles and repeat the testing every three months for three years...

U.S.-born children who live in Spanish-speaking homes and who also are exposed to English from infancy tend to become English dominant by age 5.