Category: Psychology
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Larissa Samuelson, University of Iowa – Play With Your Food
Maybe you should let your children play with their food! It seems like a mess just waiting to happen, but Larissa Samuelson, associate professor of psychology at the University of Iowa, is demonstrating that playing with one’s food might be a beneficial part of the learning process. Dr. Larissa Samuelson is an associate professor of…
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Jeffrey Froh, Hofstra University – The Benefits of Gratitude
The feeling of gratitude can positively influence all the other factors of one’s life. Dr. Jeffrey Froh, associated professor of psychology at Hofstra University, is studying the far reaching effects that gratitude has on children. Dr. Jeffrey Froh focuses his research on the connection between personality psychology, social psychology, and developmental psychology. He writes extensively on topics…
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Michael Inzlicht, University of Toronto – The Science of Self-Control
Is there a measurable limit to the amount of self-control each person possesses? Dr. Michael Inzlicht, associate professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, studies self-control and is helping to debunk a popular theory regarding the now widely studied topic. Dr. Michael Inzlicht earned his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Brown University, 2001. His…