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Dr Flavia H Santos @flavinska.bsky.social · 3d

Delighted to share the first article of Dr Sophie Leonard's doctoral thesis. We thank reviewers & editors of this exciting special issue for their great support! ☘️

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#neuroskyence #devpsych #cogsci #edusky
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article cover including publisher, DOI: 10.1007/s00426-025-02179-0, authors and title

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Dana Miller-Cotto @damcotto.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 New publication! Our registered report in Journal of Educational Psychology examines whether common executive function (EF) tasks demonstrated measurement invariance across racial/ethnic groups. Spoiler: they don’t. ⚠️
doi.org/10.1037/edu0...

APA PsycNet

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Dana Miller-Cotto @damcotto.bsky.social · 2d

Today’s lab meeting was led by @berkeleyeducation.bsky.social grad students Jetta McPhee and Elise Levin-Guracar who offered to host a session for our undergraduates applying to grad programs this year (and beyond!).

Two people sitting at a table in front of a large projector with the title “Grad School: Demystifying The App Process”

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Josh Medrano @jmedrano.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thanks, Flavia!

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Josh Medrano @jmedrano.bsky.social · Aug 21

Implications (also in the abstract) include further data reporting and disaggregation. We conclude that some subgroups might not benefit from one-size-fits-all policies.

In collaboration with @damcotto.bsky.social, this work is now out in Early Education and Development. doi.org/10.1080/1040...

Examining Subgroup Differences in School Readiness and Math Achievement in Asian American Children Through the Opportunity-Propensity Model

Research Findings: The opportunity-propensity model of achievement was used to examine the ways in which demographic characteristics, child characteristics, and characteristics of home and learning...

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Josh Medrano @jmedrano.bsky.social · Aug 21

For example, for Vietnamese children, Fall math scores mediated primary home language (English and another language), and for Other Southeast Asian children, parent reading, EFs, and bedtime routines were significant mediators.

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Josh Medrano @jmedrano.bsky.social · Aug 21

In the overall group, we found that propensity variables (eg executive functions, working memory) mediated much of the antecednet variables (SES, immigration status, parental expectations, number of close grandparents and siblings). But these were not present in all subgroups.

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Josh Medrano @jmedrano.bsky.social · Aug 21

In a new pub, we examined subgroup differences in Asian American children, particularly 1) the diversity of math achievement and 2) what factors predict this diversity. Ultimately, we wanted to see whether the factors predicting math achievement is the same across subgroups.

doi.org/10.1080/1040...

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Jenna Alton @jennaalton.bsky.social · Aug 4

In a second, we form expectations about the likely traits and behaviors of people we meet. How does this ability develop? How do others’ perceived gender factor into it?

I’m thrilled to share a new paper now in press at Cognition with @andreicimpian.bsky.social and‪ @lucaspbutler.bsky.social.
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AltonCimpianButler_Cognition.pdf

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · Jul 19

Protest of Dr. Oz never tasted so good...

"So, shame on Dr. Oz for suggesting that Medicaid & Medicare recipients shld avoid even the most meager of indulgences. Bc we all deserve to have our cake and eat it, too."

Sociology Medsky 🛟😷 health policy

Opinion | Don’t let Dr. Oz shame you into avoiding carrot cake

The U.S. has a long history of judging food choices, especially those of the poor.

www.msnbc.com

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Dan Hyde @dchyde.bsky.social · Jul 15

Looking for another postdoc to work on preschool longitudinal fNIRS and ERP data-details here: publish.illinois.edu/danielchyde/...

Postdoctoral Scholar – Brain and Cognitive Development Lab

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Mary DePascale @marydepascale.bsky.social · Jul 14

✨New publication✨

The Role of Math Games for Children’s Early Math Learning: A Systematic Review

doi.org/10.5964/jnc....

with @gbramani.bsky.social

The Role of Math Games for Children’s Early Math Learning: A Systematic Review| Journal of Numerical Cognition

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Evie Vergauwe @evievergauwe.bsky.social · Jun 30

Postdoc position open in our #workingmemory lab! See here for more info: www.unige.ch/fapse/womcog...

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Josh Medrano @jmedrano.bsky.social · Jun 19

Thanks Jason!

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Mary DePascale @marydepascale.bsky.social · Jun 17

✨New publication✨ #MathActivities on #SocialMedia: Examining content, design, and alignment with mathematical cognition research

doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...

with Juyun Lee and Eric Dearing @ericdearing.bsky.social

Redirecting

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The Cognitive Development Society (CDS) @cogdevsoc.bsky.social · Jun 9

📣📣 A recent paper by Nicole J. Stucke & Sabine Doebel in JCD:

Will it Sink or Float? No Gender Differences in Five- to Seven-Year-Old Children’s Persistence on a Science Task

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Will it Sink or Float? No Gender Differences in Five- to Seven-Year-Old Children’s Persistence on a Science Task

Recent studies suggest that girls as young as 4 years of age in the US are affected by negative gender-science stereotypes and persist less than boys on science tasks. However to date, no studies h...

www.tandfonline.com

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The Cognitive Development Society (CDS) @cogdevsoc.bsky.social · Jun 12

📣📣 A recent paper by Nicholas A. Vest and colleagues:

Does Focusing on the Unit of Change Help Children Learn Growing Pattern Skills? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Does Focusing on the Unit of Change Help Children Learn Growing Pattern Skills?

Children regularly encounter growing and decreasing patterns in songs, games, and daily routines. Over development, children learn to extend and abstract (i.e., recreate the pattern using different...

www.tandfonline.com

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · May 30

🚨Attention Job Seekers: We're hiring a quantitative researcher for a 1-year (possibly renewable for 2nd yr) position to study Career & Technical education! While not technically a postdoc, this would be a great fit for a recent PhD graduate! 🧵 careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

Research Area Specialist Associate | U-M Careers

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Dr. Liz Kirby @thekirbylab.bsky.social · May 30

You may think summer is just starting but I promise you Fall is coming at us like a freight train. Do you need to teach neurosci to undergrads then? Check out this free book, funded by #NSF.

Help level the playing field by keeping your course resources free to students.

Intro to BN open textbook @introtobn.bsky.social · May 30

Looking for a textbook for your fall course in #Neuroscience? How about a free one? Intro to Behavioral Neuroscience is a completely free, online text perfect for many introductory, college-level neuroscience classes. Use one chapter or all 19.

openstax.org/details/book...

OpenStax | Free Textbooks Online with No Catch

OpenStax offers free college textbooks for all types of students, making education accessible & affordable for everyone. Browse our list of available subjects!

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Josh Medrano @jmedrano.bsky.social · May 28

New publication with Svetha Mohan and @douglombardi.bsky.social on the role of executive functions in scientific thinking. In a scaffolding activity, adults shifted toward a more scientific (vs. non-scientific) stance, esp those with higher cognitive flexibility scores. doi.org/10.1080/0163...

Cognitive flexibility moderates shifts in plausibility judgments of claims about climate change

The current study investigated whether making plausibility judgments relies on executive functions (EF), particularly inhibitory control, the ability to suppress irrelevant information, and cogniti...

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Chujun Lin @chujunlin.bsky.social · May 21

🥳Excited to share that I am joining Columbia July 2025
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social

Looking for🚨lab managers🚨postdocs🚨grad students! Pls REPOST🙏

We study⭐️person perception⭐️social cognition using experimental, cross-cultural, & computational methods!

App👉shorturl.at/5UVPl
More👉shorturl.at/q18GM

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Daniel Gilbert @danielgilbert.bsky.social · May 19

Since 1954, "The Handbook of Social Psychology" has been the field’s most authoritative reference work, and today is the launch of the 6th edition with 50 new chapters by 100 leading scholars. Best news? The HSP is now an open-access public resource—free to read, download, and share. the-hsp.com

Cover of the Handbook of Social Psychology 6th edition 2025

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Luke Butler @lucaspbutler.bsky.social · May 12

So happy to see the official announcement of this generous gift to support the important work of our Maryland Democracy Initiative @umaryland.edu! Thrilled to continue my small part of this collaborative endeavor! today.umd.edu/a-vote-for-c...

A Vote for Civic Education

Gift to Maryland Democracy Initiative Supports Political Engagement, Literacy Efforts

today.umd.edu

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Nora Newcombe @noranewcombe.bsky.social · Apr 29

New from PSPI! www.psychologicalscience.org/news/2025-ap...

Science Explains How Children Best Learn Math—And Yes, Timed Practice Helps

A new report shows that children learn arithmetic most effectively when instruction combines conceptual understanding and timed practice.

www.psychologicalscience.org

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Rua M. Williams @fractalecho.bsky.social · May 3

If you're a grad student or an undergrad interested in research I need to you listen to me very carefully.

You cannot learn to write good research papers if you do not read good research papers.

Stop asking LLMs to summarize papers for you.

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