According to the National Center for Education Statistics (2019), only 35% of 4th graders and 34% of 8th graders are proficient in reading. These statistics indicate the need for high-quality reading interventions. The ...

An increasing aspect of diversity in higher education is disability, with approximately 19% of college students reporting a disability. To promote full inclusion of students with disabilities, it is important to understand ...

People who engage in NSSI have been found to endure physical pain for larger quantities of time compared to those who do not self-injure, and this endurance has been associated with increased engagement in NSSI behavior. ...

Many U.S. adults are unsatisfied with AmericanK-12 schools. Less than half of U.S. adults give their community’s schools A or B grades, and only 19% give A or B grades to the nation’s schools. Assigning low grades has ...

In the current study, we tested systematically the idea that people’s responses to a given swear word are related to the conceptual category to which the swear word belongs and the context in which the word is used We also ...

The National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (2006) identifies computational fluency in math as an important foundational skill. Many students, however, do not meet the grade-level expectations in math fluency. Having ...

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, preventative safety measures (e.g., mask-wearing, hand washing, social distancing) have become commonplace, although with varied acceptance. In addition, there have been profound changes ...

Research on cognitive biases has shown that humans are not impartial, objective receivers of information. In the current studies, we investigate the degree to which individuals’ evaluations of scientific information are ...

Anxiety has shown strong associations with suicidal ideation and attempts; yet many who experience anxiety do not develop suicidal ideation. A factor that may impact this relationship is body regard. Low body regard is ...

The current study assesses whether undergraduate students believe in common myths prevalent in the field of psychology, as reported by Lilienfeld et al. (2009) in their book, 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology. Historically, ...