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Neubauer, Andreas B.; Dirk, Judith; Schmiedek, Florian – Developmental Psychology, 2019
Elementary schoolchildren's working memory performance (WMP) fluctuates from moment to moment and day to day, yet the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. In the present study, affective states were investigated as predictors of these fluctuations. Interindividual differences in the intraindividual affect--WMP associations were expected,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Short Term Memory, Individual Differences, Predictor Variables
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Master, Allison; Cheryan, Sapna; Meltzoff, Andrew N. – Developmental Psychology, 2017
The American educational system currently yields disappointing levels of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) engagement and achievement among students. One way to remedy this may be to increase children's motivation in STEM from an early age. This study examined whether a social cue--being part of an experimental "minimal…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Preschool Children, Student Motivation, Preschool Education