• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
global cognition logo

Global Cognition

  • Home
  • Book
  • Publications
  • Blog
  • Research
  • About
    • GC
    • Winston Sieck
    • Louise Rasmussen
  • Contact

Study Strategies for Multimedia Learning Environments

by Winston Sieck updated September 10, 2021

multimedia learning environments

Interactive, multimedia learning environments provide far more stimulation than traditional textbooks. Images, video, and links to extra material can enthrall and overwhelm, but do all those extras really lead to enhanced learning? Initial research has indicated somewhat disappointing results … [Read more...] about Study Strategies for Multimedia Learning Environments

Filed Under: Learning Science

Regaining the Brain Flexibility of Your Childhood

by Winston Sieck updated July 15, 2020

Kids have fantastic brain flexibility. They absorb volumes of new material effortlessly and adapt flexibly to changing conditions. Their brains start out with high plasticity. As they develop and amass patterns of information, their brains tend to crystallize. The aging brain has vast stores … [Read more...] about Regaining the Brain Flexibility of Your Childhood

Filed Under: Learning Science Tagged With: brain, general

Language of Stereotypes

by Winston Sieck updated September 9, 2021

stereotypes portapotties

Hearing generic language to describe a category of people, such as “boys have short hair,” can lead children to endorse a range of other stereotypes about the category, a study by researchers at New York University and Princeton University has found. Their research, which appears in … [Read more...] about Language of Stereotypes

Filed Under: Culture & Communication Tagged With: general, language

Seasoned Globetrotters Know What They Need to Know About New Cultures

by Louise Rasmussen updated September 18, 2021

seasoned globetrotters passport

Seasoned globetrotters are able to adapt to new cultures efficiently. It's not easy to do so. Learning to function within a new culture can be hard. Given the mass of potentially relevant information to try to digest, you might be tempted to give up before getting started. Yet, you can build your … [Read more...] about Seasoned Globetrotters Know What They Need to Know About New Cultures

Filed Under: Culture & Communication, GC Science Tagged With: general

The Aging Brain Is More Malleable Than Previously Believed

by Winston Sieck updated September 9, 2021

aging brain in active man

There is growing evidence that, beyond what was previously believed, the adult human brain is remarkably flexible and capable of new feats -- even in the last decades of life. In fact, new experiences can trigger major physical changes in the aging brain within just a few days, and certain … [Read more...] about The Aging Brain Is More Malleable Than Previously Believed

Filed Under: Learning Science Tagged With: brain, general

Afghan Values of Honor and Respect

by Winston Sieck updated September 9, 2021

afghan values honor

Honor and respect are fundamental Afghan values. Yet, a recent study found subtle differences in how Afghans in different groups and situations interpret honor. Also, the conceptions of honor and respect as held among Afghans do not necessarily correspond with neighboring American concepts. The … [Read more...] about Afghan Values of Honor and Respect

Filed Under: Culture & Communication, GC Science Tagged With: general, values

  • « Go to Previous Page
  • Go to page 1
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 13
  • Go to page 14
  • Go to page 15
  • Go to page 16
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Topics

Culture & Communication

Thinking & Deciding

Learning Skills

Learning Science

Footer

Global Cognition

  • Home
  • About GC
  • Save Your Ammo
  • Publications

GC Blog Topics

  • Culture & Communication
  • Thinking & Deciding
  • Learning Skills
  • Learning Science

Online Courses

  • Thinker Academy
  • Study Skills Course
  • For Parents
  • For Teachers

Copyright © 2011- 2023 · Global Cognition LLC | Privacy Policy · Earnings Disclosure · Terms of Service