Department of Psychology News

Feet First: AI Reveals How Infants Connect with Their World
October 02, 2024
Researchers explored how infants act purposefully by attaching a colorful mobile to their foot and tracking movements with a Vicon 3D motion capture system.
 Play it Forward: Lasting Effects of Pretend Play in Early Childhood
September 20, 2024
As the school year kicks into full gear, Bjorklund, associate chair and professor in the Department of Psychology within FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, highlights the plethora of robust benefits of pretend...
New Faculty Spotlight: Irem Korucu, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
September 16, 2024
Irem Korucu, Ph.D. recently joined the Schmidt College of Science as an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology. Learn more about Korucu in the following Q&A.
Banning Friendships Can Backfire: Moms’ ‘Meddling’ Worsens Behavior
September 05, 2024
A new Florida Atlantic study from Brett Laursen, Ph.D. in the Department of Psychology cautions parents – especially meddling moms – to resist the temptation to prohibit friendships because doing so only makes a bad situation...
Innovating with AI: How Universities are Preparing Students for the Future l Your South Florida PBS
August 07, 2024
Associate Professor Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D., was featured on Your South Florida PBS to discuss how the power of AI is being used to develop innovative ways to study the brain while also examining the long-term implications...
Immigrant Bilingual Latina Mothers Have Dual-language Personalities
February 01, 2024
Children who hear a language other than English at home currently make up more than 25 percent of the school-aged population in the United States.
Political Apathy Spreads From Parents to Adolescent Children
July 17, 2023
Study findings point to a promising new avenue of raising political participation among young voters: targeting the political attitudes of those with whom they are close, particularly their parents.
New Model Based on Psychology Predicts Who Will Buy Trendy Products
May 08, 2023
A study by FAU researcher and collaborators shows customers’ adoption of new products is centered around four groups of people.
All Work, No Independent Play Cause of Youth Declining Mental Health
March 09, 2023
Risky play, such as climbing high into a tree, helps protect children from developing phobias and reduces future anxiety by boosting self-confidence to deal with emergencies.
Copy-cat? Study Explores Conformity in Children With Few Friends
February 07, 2023
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.
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