Parents want their children to do well in school, with some feeling that they must compete against each other or against the clock to become…
Magda MatetoviciApril 2, 2024
You might not have heard of the word “sharenting”, but chances are you have seen it. Many parents post regularly on social media about their…
Magda MatetoviciOctober 30, 2023
Growing up is not easy, and children can experience anxiety during the many challenges they face. Making friends, going to school or participating in household…
Magda MatetoviciNovember 29, 2022
Most of us trust science in one way or the other. We follow our doctor’s advice or agree with the school’s methods of teaching us…
Magda MatetoviciOctober 31, 2022
Turning Red is the newest animation released by Pixar. It features the story of Mei Lee, a Chinese-Canadian teenager who enters puberty and struggles to…
Magda MatetoviciJune 1, 2022
Group projects can be frustrating. But they are often used to assess students and are argued to be good preparation for professional work. In this…
Magda Matetovici and Emanuela ZhechevaMay 16, 2022
Are there things you can only learn as a baby? Was your adolescent self a faster learner than you are now? This article will give…
Magda MatetoviciApril 18, 2022
Time-out is a very popular method for disciplining children. It has both advocates for and against it and this article will explore the possibility that…
Magda MatetoviciApril 4, 2022
Brains process information and no one knows exactly how. They solve problems, keep our memories and they are quite complex. Is it useful to say…
Magda Matetovici and Sjoerd TerpstraMarch 10, 2022
Most people think of themselves as rational. However, it turns out that it is a good idea to be skeptical about our own rationality because…
Magda MatetoviciDecember 3, 2021
My experience reading the often-touching acknowledgment section in science books made me suspect that friendships between researchers are a great source of inspiration and contagious…
Magda MatetoviciNovember 19, 2021
Parents of shy children might worry that they will have trouble making new friends, that they will fail to stand for themselves in unfair situations,…
Magda MatetoviciNovember 8, 2021
What do children know about the world before coming into contact with formal scientific education? In this article we will look at three aspects involved…
Magda MatetoviciSeptember 8, 2021
Here is a story we all know about: a teacher asks the class to write on a piece of paper what they want to become…
Magda MatetoviciJune 25, 2021
PSYCHsources introduces a different topic from psychology every month. It offers a list of resources that are useful to anyone who wants to learn more…
Magda MatetoviciJune 16, 2021
PSYCHsources introduces a different topic from psychology every month. It offers a list of resources that are useful to anyone who wants to learn more…
Magda MatetoviciMay 5, 2021
Pictures of unusually coloured food receive a lot of attention on social media, take rainbow bagels, black ice-cream or red velvet cakes. This is not…
Magda MatetoviciMarch 10, 2021
PSYCHsources introduces a different topic from psychology every month. It offers a list of resources that are useful to anyone who wants to learn more…
Magda MatetoviciMarch 5, 2021
It is very likely that many of us at some point will have to shop for children's presents, for example for a birthday or holiday.…
Emanuela Zhecheva and Magda MatetoviciFebruary 8, 2021
As human beings, we spend a great deal of time observing what others do. We do that to learn how certain things must be done…
Magda MatetoviciNovember 16, 2020
Are you curious about how a human being develops starting from birth? The time you studied the world most intensively, was when you were a…
Bianca Moraru and Magda MatetoviciNovember 9, 2020