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People may overlook unlikely events in financial forecasts, and more scientific findings

Highlights of recent research from psychology and related fields.
October 2026
Monitor on Psychology

Young-Suk Kim, EdD, Journal of Educational Psychology

Kim, incoming editor of the Journal of Educational Psychology, emphasizes submissions that advance the field, not just strong technical execution.
September 2026
Editor Spotlight

Teachers’ emotions can make or break student learning

Research shows that teachers’ emotions directly impact teaching quality and student outcomes, with enjoyment enhancing learning and anger hindering performance across diverse classrooms worldwide.
June 2026
Press Release

In Brief: Sense of purpose in life may preserve cognitive function, and more scientific findings

Summaries of research from psychology and related fields.
January 2026
Research in Brief

Psychological science helps build digital educational media that capitalizes on how human brains learn

Psychology researchers are shaping the educational media reaching millions of children throughout the world.
April 2025
Monitor on Psychology

How to teach students critical thinking skills to combat misinformation online

Psychologists are a key part of the push to equip students with skills to identify falsehoods and recognize content intended to manipulate.
September 2024
Monitor on Psychology

In brief: Pets can help reduce anxiety, boredom during tests negatively impacts results, and more research

The latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields.
January 2024
Research in Brief

How to solve for math anxiety? Studying the causes, consequences, and prevention methods needed

Research suggests people with high math anxiety are less likely to finish graduate school or pursue STEM careers.
October 2023
Monitor on Psychology

In brief: How funny memes help us cope with the stress of COVID-19, and more research

Research compiled from APA journals.
April 2022
Research in Brief

In brief

The latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields.
January 2022
Research in Brief

Rousing our motivation

Psychologists are expanding their efforts to get that information about motivation to employers at a time when the workplace is changing dramatically.
October 2021
Monitor on Psychology

Brilliance and bias

The Cognitive Development Lab at New York University studies where beliefs about achievement and intelligence come from—and where they lead.
October 2021
Monitor on Psychology

Can learning science help children learn to read?

The featured study in this issue of APA Journals Article Spotlight examines the effectiveness of a content literacy intervention—the model of reading engagement (MORE)—on science domain knowledge, reading engagement, and reading comprehension of first grade students.
March 2021
APA Journals Article Spotlight

Inaugural editorial: Enhancing research excellence through diversity and transparency by Editor Panayiota Kendeou, PhD

Hear the editor's perspective on the role of the Journal of Educational Psychology in the field
January 2021
APA PsycNet

In brief

The latest peer-reviewed studies on subjects like money and happiness; students skipping grades; robot teachers; manipulation and victims; attitudes toward the elderly; and exercise improves memory.
November 2020
Research in Brief

Six research-tested ways to study better

Psychology’s latest insights for preparing students for their next exams.
February 2020
Psychology Teacher Network

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