Tag: Publication bias
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Do bilinguals enjoy enhanced executive functioning?
Many believe people who speak more than one language are smarter (just Google ‘bilingualism’ and ‘smarter’ and you’ll see many articles putting this idea forward). This popular meme arose due to a number of studies finding bilinguals scored higher on executive functioning (EF) tests compared to monolinguals [zotpressInText item=”{5421944:ZY8QPLW8}”]. Executive functioning is a broad concept…
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Does grouping students by ability work?
Academic achievement in England is strongly impacted by class, with those of a higher socioeconomic status (S.E.S.) more likely to achieve than than those of a lower S.E.S. (Clifton & Cook, 2012). These gaps between students can be seen between students as early as three years old (Feinstein, 2003) and continue to widen as the…
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Notes on Paul Meehl’s “Philosophical Psychology Session” #07
These are the notes I made whilst watching the video recording of Paul Meehl’s philosophy of science lectures. This is the seventh episode (a list of all the videos can he found here). Please note that these posts are not designed to replace or be used instead of the actual videos (I highly recommend you watch…
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