Self-control refers to the alignment of thoughts, feelings, and actions with enduringly valued
goals in the face of momentarily more alluring alternatives. In this review, we examine the …

We provide a developmental perspective on two related issues:(a) why traditional
preventative school-based interventions work reasonably well for children but less so for …

The shutdown of schools in response to the rapid spread of COVID-19 poses risks to the
education of young children, including a widening education gap. In the present article, we …

Long-standing social problems such as poor achievement, personal and intergroup conflict,
bad health, and unhappiness can seem like permanent features of the social landscape. We …

Individual differences in grit and growth mindset predict effort and achievement in the face of
challenges, but little is known about how the two traits influence each other during …

Compared with admissions test scores, why are high school grades better at predicting
college graduation? We argue that success in college requires not only cognitive ability but …

How do learners make decisions about how, what, and when to study, and why are their
decisions sometimes ineffective for learning? In three studies, learners experienced a pair of …

This text explores how psychotherapists can use deliberate practice to improve their clinical
effectiveness. By sourcing through decades of research on how experts in diverse fields …

Other than cognitive ability, what competencies should schools promote in children? How
are they organized, and to what extent do they predict consequential outcomes? Separate …

The importance of higher education has never been clearer. Educational attainmentâ€" the
number of years a person spends in schoolâ€" strongly predicts adult earnings, as well as …