Students exposed to more hardworking peers achieve higher grades Ulf Zölitz discusses his new research on the effects of peer personality on educational achievement Interview by Sabine Gysi / May 22, 2018
Adolescent immigrants in Germany A dual identity increases the likelihood that young immigrants will become happy, self-confident citizens of their new country by Aileen Edele / May 14, 2018
Children are little conformists by nature Understanding how this thinking develops could help promote tolerance and reduce group-based biases by Steven Roberts / April 27, 2018
Do we need a learning revolution, or rather accelerated evolution? Reflections on Alex Beard’s new book, “Natural Born Learners” by Simon Sommer / April 11, 2018
“Early romantic relationships offer many opportunities for learning” Researcher Sabine Walper discusses what young people learn through romantic relationships and the importance of parents as role models Interview by Eveline von Arx / February 14, 2018
Some of the most important behaviors are contagious Emily Falk's research looks at how using messages from the media and peer influence can help people make good decisions Interview by Sabine Gysi / November 8, 2017
Why do we view the world differently, even when standing side by side? New research seeks to understand how attention affects the way children navigate their social world by Koraly Pérez-Edgar / September 15, 2017
Young children don’t blindly adopt adult norms Instead, they are actively involved in the formulation, negotiation, and interpretation of rules by Markus Paulus / August 14, 2017
“Track-based school systems tend to separate students by ethnicity” Hanno Kruse explains how a variety of factors interact to affect integration in a neighborhood Interview by Sabine Gysi / August 3, 2017
The mechanics of influence Social neuroscientist Emily Falk uses individual brain responses to predict whether health messaging lands successfully or not Interview by Meeri Kim / July 28, 2017
The benefits of fantasy play Pretend play helps to promote the social-emotional development of children and has a positive effect on the relationships with their peers Interview by Cathrin Jerie / June 13, 2017
