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Woman writing her New Year's resolutions

Will you keep your New Year’s resolutions?

A UC Riverside psychologist shares his thoughts on how to make them last

By Iqbal Pittalwala | January 6, 2025 | Social Science / Education

Who benefits from brain training and why?

Joint UC Riverside and UC Irvine study shows “near transfer” predicts “far transfer”

By Iqbal Pittalwala | June 20, 2022 | Social Science / Education, Science / Technology
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Psychologist to lead research on Alzheimer’s in Riverside

UC Riverside study is part of a larger landmark study tracking older adults

By Iqbal Pittalwala | August 31, 2021 | Health, Social Science / Education
A person reading a book next to a cup of tea

Lonely? These odd rituals can help

Personal rituals around everyday tasks ease loneliness

By Holly Ober | March 3, 2021 | Business

Grant facilitates research on behavioral development and cognitive aging over lifespan

UC Riverside psychologist Chandra Reynolds will lead the five-year research project

By Iqbal Pittalwala | September 24, 2020 | Social Science / Education, Health

Will we be benevolent gods?

In his blog-turned-book, Eric Schwitzgebel tackles philosophical questions both big and (seemingly) small

By Tess Eyrich | November 4, 2019 | Arts / Culture, Social Science / Education
Bob Rosenthal

When the world took notice

The course is named “Seminar in Social Psychology,” but it could be “Wednesdays with Bob.” At 85, Robert Rosenthal is in his last year teaching at UC Riverside. Distinguished Professor David Funder — who first worked with Rosenthal at Harvard University in the early 1980s — urged Rosenthal to host...

By John Warren | December 11, 2018 | Social Science / Education

UC psychologists devise free test for measuring intelligence

Raven’s Advanced Progressive Matrices, or APM, is a widely used standardized test to measure reasoning ability, often administered to undergraduate students. One drawback, however, is that the test, which has been in use for about 80 years, takes 40 to 60 minutes to complete. Another is that the test kit...

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 29, 2018 | Social Science / Education, Science / Technology

Study explores infant body position and learning

UC Riverside psychologist’s research provides strong evidence that infants’ motor skills directly impact the physical context of their everyday experiences

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 23, 2018 | Social Science / Education, Science / Technology
New UC Riverside research finds that the expectation of pain influences pain experience in children.

Research finds pain expectation is pain reality for children

Research yields some advice on how to, and how not to, coach children before vaccinations

By John Warren | May 31, 2018 | Health
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