Research says you really can rest your way to better long-term memory and recall. I had spent a couple weeks preparing to ...

Understanding psychology can be key to learning the way decisions are made. While it’s impossible to completely eliminate emotion from human thinking, there are ways to limit irrational thinking ...

Although talking out loud to ourselves is not often encouraged, research affirms that it enhances our ability to manage stress and navigate life’s complexities. Here’s how.

In a post at Psychology Today, he argues for trying the explanation method of learning yourself and also for spreading the word about it to others. How does self-explaining work, exactly?

Dr. Bethany Contreras is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno and is the Executive Director of the University's Spectrum Learning Center. She is a ...