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A large-scale study of academic specialization and sex effects on Corsi block performance
Frontiers in Education. 2025. Vol. 10. Article 1639086.
Malykh S., Anna Pavlova, Malykh A., Adamovich T., Tikhomirova T.
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between sex, educational specialization (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) vs. non-STEM), and performance on the Corsi block-tapping task (CBT). Behavioral outcomes included the total number of correct responses, mean reaction time (RT), and mean RT for correct responses. The sample comprised 5,455 first-year Russian university students (mean age = 18.5; 62% female). Data were analyzed using rank-based analysis of variance (ANOVA) and hierarchical linear regression models. On average, male students outperformed female students in terms of both accuracy and response speed, while STEM students achieved higher scores than non-STEM students but did not differ in RT. Notably, sex differences in the number of correct responses disappeared within educational groups, whereas sex differences in RT persisted among educational groups, regardless of educational specialization. Regression analysis revealed that mean RT (correct responses), age, sex, and educational specialization collectively explained approximately 20% of the variance in performance accuracy. The predictive contribution of educational specialization exceeded that of sex, while the interaction between these variables was not significant. These findings suggest that, while both educational specialization and sex contribute to individual differences in visuospatial working memory performance, educational specialization emerges as a slightly more influential predictor of accuracy than sex, particularly in the number of correct responses. In contrast, reaction time appears to be more consistently associated with sex-related differences, irrespective of educational specialization. The results highlight the importance of considering both cognitive and contextual factors in the assessment of spatial working memory.
Polyakov L., Тетради по консерватизму 2026 № 1 С. 224–235
This paper is devoted to the new tutorial “Essays on Economics”. The handbook, prepared by the team of authors and edited by V. Fadeev offers innovative approach to the teaching of “economics”, the key principles of which are history, theory and statistics. This approach is a distant analogy to the case of 1951 in USSR ...
Added: August 13, 2026
Puchkov E., Knyaginina N., М.: Национальный исследовательский университет "Высшая школа экономики", 2026.
The report examines the ecosystem supporting the development of social entrepreneurship in Europe. It considers the historical evolution of the sector, the approaches adopted by the European Union and individual countries to defining and recognising social enterprises, and the differences between European and Russian models. Particular attention is paid to the role of social enterprises ...
Added: August 11, 2026
Mehrotra S. K., Singh A. P., IZA Discussion Paper, 2026.
Under what institutional conditions do qualifications frameworks become trusted mechanisms for progression, mobility, and labour-market signalling? This paper starts with this question, and then examines the evolution of India’s qualifications architecture through the trajectory of the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) and the emergence of the National Credit Framework (NCrF). More specifically, it addresses the ...
Added: August 10, 2026
Vasilieva E., Bultseva M. A., Trifonova A., Current Psychology 2026 Vol. 45 Article 1320
The current exploratory study aims to reveal identity gaps and interpersonal communication strategies used by Russians to overcome social identity crises. Based on previous research, we assume that many Russians who live both in Russia and abroad face ethnic and national identity threats and experience different social identity crises due to recent geopolitical events. This ...
Added: August 6, 2026
L.: Routledge, 2026.
This volume explores how generative artificial intelligence is reshaping universities worldwide. Rather than focusing only on the technology, it shows how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing how students learn, teachers teach, and institutions operate, while also being shaped by cultural values, educational traditions, and social expectations.
Bringing together international case studies from regions including Europe, the ...
Added: August 6, 2026
Ulgen H., Journal of International Students 2026 Vol. 16 No. 17 P. 283–312
This study reports a secondary analysis of phenomenologically informed, semistructured interviews with 15 Turkish undergraduate and graduate students at three universities in Moscow and examines how peer networks function beyond emotional buffering to support academic engagement and institutional navigation in Russian–medium higher education. Drawing on social support theory, communities of practice, and community cultural wealth ...
Added: August 5, 2026
Radygina A., Kulikova S., Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2025 Vol. 95 No. 6 P. 963–970
Musical training has a significant impact on brain organization, leading to functional and structural
adaptations that enhance auditory, visual, motor, and cognitive processes. This study investigates how
extensive musical training shapes functional brain connectivity by comparing professional musicians and
non-musicians. Using EEG phase-locking value (PLV) analysis, we examined neural synchronization across
alpha, beta, and gamma frequency ranges during music ...
Added: August 5, 2026
Zolotareva A., Социальные науки и детство 2026 Т. 7 № 2 С. 66–77
Context and relevance. Early detection of anxiety and depression symptoms is a priority task for the child and adolescent mental health system. As Russian practice traditionally relies on separate instruments, assessing anxiety and depression in isolation, there is a need for integrated instruments. Objective. To examine the factor structure of the Russian version of the ...
Added: August 4, 2026
Iskakova B., Kleinlein E. V., Prisyazhniuk D. et al., European Journal of Education 2026 Vol. 61 No. 3 Article e70810
This study examines pre-service teachers' (PSTs) attitudes towards inclusive education in Germany and Russia and investigates how they relate to teacher training curricula and teacher educators' discourse. A mixed-methods design was used, including an online survey of PSTs (n = 460) with an open-ended question, curriculum review and exploratory interviews with university educators in both contexts. The ...
Added: August 3, 2026
Reznichenko S. I., Кияненко И. К., Nartova-Bochaver S. K. et al., Экспериментальная психология 2026 Т. 19 № 2 С. 10–28
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Context and relevance. In the context of accelerated urbanization and a growing disconnect from the natural
environment, there is increasing interest in biophilic attitudes — a system of stable views, beliefs, and
evaluations that reflect a person’s relationship with living nature and shape their psychological well-being and
environmentally responsible behavior. Existing tools for their measurement, such as the ...
Added: August 3, 2026
Biryuk D., Journal of Economics and Social Sciences 2019 No. 15 P. 69–71
The paper is devoted to the study of the mechanism and competencies needed for developing managerial skills through training courses on managerial struggle, which are necessary not only in the field of business and management, but also in other spheres of public life. The technology of these trainings was developed by Vladimir Tarasov. The influence ...
Added: July 29, 2026
Biryuk D., Gaudeamus Igitur 2020 № 1 С. 46–47
The article is devoted to the study of the mechanism and competencies necessary for the development of managerial skills through training courses on managerial struggle, which are necessary in the field of business and management. The article describes the impact of this technology on the development of necessary skills, as well as techniques used during ...
Added: July 29, 2026
Издательство Центра современных образовательных технологий, 2025.
This collection contains materials from the Second International Scientific and Practical Forum
"Teaching Arabic in the Modern World: Traditions and Innovations," held on November 15-16, 2025, by the Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Educational Center at the E.M. Primakov Regional Gymnasium, an autonomous non-profit general education organization, in partnership with the Institute of Oriental Studies of the ...
Added: July 28, 2026
Nefedova A., Marinina E. I., Antonova E. et al., М.: ИСИЭЗ ВШЭ, 2026.
В работе отражены результаты масштабного социологического исследования возможностей по реализации индустриальной аспирантуры, выполненного Институтом статистических исследований и экономики знаний Национального исследовательского университета «Высшая школа экономики» (ИСИЭЗ НИУ ВШЭ)
при поддержке Минобрнауки России. Рассмотрена международная практика применения подобного формата подготовки научных кадров высшей квалификации. Приведены мнения представителей университетов и компаний о востребованности и перспективах индустриальной аспирантуры в нашей стране, а также суждения ...
Added: July 28, 2026
Hachaturova M. R., Safonova A., Экспериментальная психология 2026 Т. 19 № 2 С. 51–66
Context and relevance. The influence of the environment on psychological well-being has been studied in a wide variety of contexts, including workplaces, schools, healthcare facilities, and digital spaces. However, the psychological well-being of university faculty, particularly in relation to their connection to the university environment in the wide sense, remains virtually unrepresented in psychological research. ...
Added: July 25, 2026
Ойеволе А., Savinskaya O., Journal of Social Policy Studies 2026 Vol. 24 No. 2 P. 353–368
This study uses structuration theory to examine gendered dynamics within student-led STEM research groups at a Nigerian university. While gender disparities in STEM are well-documented, comparatively little attention has been given to the micro-level interactional processes through which gender inequalities are reproduced, negotiated, and occasionally challenged, particularly in non-Western educational settings. Drawing on semi-structured interviews ...
Added: July 23, 2026
Alenina E., Kristina Terenteva, Kosonogov V., Behavioral Sciences 2026 Vol. 16 No. 5 Article 806
Anxiety is a multidimensional construct that influences cognitive performance in complex ways, yet its factor structure and domain-specific effects remain unclear. This study examined (1) the psychometric structure of general and specific anxiety measures, (2) their associations with cognitive performance across different domains, and (3) the predictive power of machine learning models in classifying cognitive ...
Added: May 18, 2026
Anna Pavlova, Adamovich T., Malykh S., Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2026 Vol. 20 Article 1748183
The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between resting-state EEG functional connectivity and spatial working memory (SWM) in adolescents, using a graph-theoretical approach. Sixty-three healthy adolescents (38 females; M = 16.8, SD = 0.47) participated in the study. Resting-state EEG was recorded by a wireless dry-sensor 32-channel headset (Cognionics Quick-32r) configured in a standard 10–20 montage. ...
Added: February 6, 2026
Polikanova I., Ксензов М. Ю., Меликов Р. Т., Вестник Московского университета. Серия 14: Психология 2025 Т. 48 № 4 С. 158–197
Актуальность. В научной литературе, посвященной функциональной реорганизации восприятия пространства у ампутантов, основное внимание сосредоточено на ампутантах верхних конечностей, в то время как последствия ампутаций нижних конечностей недостаточно изучены. Однако особенности перестройки восприятия пространства при ампутации верхних и нижних конечностей различаются, что подчеркивает необходимость дополнительных исследований для лучшего понимания происходящих изменений и разработки методов их компенсации. Цель. Цель работы — выявить особенности ...
Added: October 31, 2025
Иванушко В. П., Vasilenko V., Pechenkova E., Психология. Журнал Высшей школы экономики 2025 Т. 22 № 3 С. 522–533
Object imagery, representing pictorial features, and spatial imagery, representing spatial relations and transformations, are two aspects of visual mental imagery distinguished in the literature. While spatial imagery is assessed primarily with performance tests that allow an objective assessment of mental images, object imagery is assessed mainly on the basis of subjective self-report on imagery vividness. ...
Added: January 17, 2025
Obukhov A., Исследователь/Researcher 2024 № 1-2 С. 9–11
This is the introductory article to the thematic issue of the Researcher journal, dedicated to summer programs and projects in the field of research. The main material of the issue was created as part of the “Summer with Kraefest” stage of the annual festival of local studies associations, “Kraefest—2023”. The issue also covers the topics ...
Added: October 27, 2024
Kolachev N., Моделирование и анализ данных 2024 Т. 14 № 2 С. 23–44
The objective of the proposed study was to examine the properties of statistics used to assess the conformity of the distribution of the first significant digit to Benford’s Law, m* and d*, with relatively modest sample sizes (10≤ n ≤70). A simulation study was conducted to achieve this goal. Data were simulated following a log-normal ...
Added: June 22, 2024
Butovskaya M., Adam Y., Batsevich V. et al., Early Human Development 2024 No. 193 Article 106037
Background: Digit ratio (2D:4D) – the relative lengths of the index and ring finger – is sexually dimorphic (male <
female), possibly because of the sex-differentiated impact of prenatal androgenization on fetal development in
the 1st trimester. The sex difference remains stable with age and has been reported in children, adolescents, and
adults from industrialized and non-industrialized societies. ...
Added: May 28, 2024
Vasilyeva M., Antipkina I., Coughlan M. et al., Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 2021 Vol. 76 Article 101318
Literacy skills, which predict academic achievement across school, consistently show sex differences with girls outperforming boys. The present study examined whether and how these differences in literacy skills at the early stages of formal schooling are related to differences in parental input, namely the frequency of literacy-relevant activities. The study involved a large sample of ...
Added: November 10, 2023