Blog - Science with Dr. Doom
The subject of screen time is a hot debate right now among parents and scientists alike. Screens, including smart phones, tablets, computers, and televisions, are becoming more and more ingrained into everyday life, which begs the question: What are the effects of all these screens on children’s development?On one hand, we know intuitively that gluing...
We know (and it’s been discussed on this blog!) that people who have experienced early life stress, such as child abuse, neglect, or extreme deprivation (such as institutional care during infancy) are more likely to develop behavioral and mental health problems. For example, they are more likely to be socially isolated, commit crimes, and develop psychological...
One of the things I’m usually asked about as a developmental psychologist is if I think people are screwing up their kids. It’s usually a joke, but I do think there is a ton of confusion about the “best methods” of parenting and what parents can do to put their child on a healthy path. While I don’t think there’s one best method of parenting, I do think...
I've been wanting to write a post on some academic job market insights that I learned this past year. Some of them are things that I read on others' blog posts that were extremely true (and that I wanted to emphasize here) and others are ones that I learned on my own (sometimes the hard way). These insights are going to be more fitting for someone looking...
I’ve been thinking about impostor syndrome a lot lately. Impostor syndrome is the inability to internalize accomplishments, or believing you actually deserve the things that you’ve accomplished, and the fear that you’ll be exposed as a fraud. I’ve been thinking about it much more frequently due to the fact that I was on the academic job market from...
There are a lot of things that make my blood boil, but hurting and deceiving others for profit is near the top of that list. That's why today's topic is about the Minnesota measles outbreak, a sad example of how certain people use psychology to deceive and manipulate others. Once we understand how people use psychology for deception, we can start to...
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