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Giftedness identification and cognitive, physiological and psychological characteristics of gifted children: a systematic review
Frontiers in Psychology. 2024. Vol. 15. Article 1411981.
Despite the extensive history of investigation, characterization and diagnostics of giftedness is still a point of debate. The lack of understanding of the phenomenon affects the identification process of gifted children, development of targeted educational programs and state of research in the field of gifted education. In the current systematic review, we seek to delineate the specific aspects in which gifted children differ from their typically developing peers in cognitive abilities, psychophysiology and psychological characteristics. Secondly, we aim to document the prevalence and criteria of intelligence tests used to assess gifted children and adolescents. We reviewed 104 articles from more than 25 countries that examined a total of 77,705 children ages 5–18 years. Results reveal a discernible trend toward adopting more culturally appropriate measures for assessing giftedness in children. Findings highlight that gifted children generally outperform their peers in several cognitive domains such as verbal working memory, inhibition, geometric problem solving, attention-switching and elemental information processing, showcasing an accuracy-reaction time trade-off. Psychophysiological assessments demonstrate heightened and accelerated brain activity during complex effortful cognitive processes. Psychological and behavioral measures reveal that gifted children score higher on tests measuring intrinsic motivation, self-efficacy, and openness to experience; as well as achieving higher grades in school and employing better problem-solving strategies. Our systematic review can be beneficial in educational and research contexts, giving directions in assessment of giftedness and designing future research.
Nikiforova K., Kulikova S., Platonova T. et al., Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology 2026 Vol. 15 No. 3 P. 98–113
The increasing prevalence of technology in daily life has led to a rising demand for IT specialists. In response, educational curricula have been adapted to incorporate coding lessons as early as primary school. However, the cognitive processes underlying computational thinking (CT) — the ability to apply a systematic problem-solving approach akin to computer logic — ...
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Monahhova E., Gorodnicheva Y., Morozova A. et al., Psychology. Journal of the Higher School of Economics 2026 Vol. 23 No. 3 P. 512–527
The rapid proliferation of misinformation in digital environments poses a serious threat to public health, political institutions, and public discourse. Behavioral research has accumulated substantial evidence on why people believe and share false information, yet individual studies address cognitive biases, social factors, or emotional processes largely in isolation. Additionally, the influential integrative frameworks that do ...
Added: October 3, 2026
Polarization of opinions in the group: a modeling algorithm considering the dynamics of social bonds
Chebotarev V., Andreyuk D., Elizarova Anastasiya et al., Procedia Computer Science 2022 Vol. 213 No. C P. 596–601
The dynamics of opinion in a group are of interest for a number of practical purposes. In particular, consensus helps and polarization of opinions hinders cohesive teamwork. Existing approaches for modeling opinion dynamics mostly do not take into account the dynamism of social relations in a group. This paper proposes an algorithm and a program ...
Added: October 2, 2026
Ragimova A., Imanaeva M., Nieto Doval C. M. et al., Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2026 Vol. 20 P. 1–15
Background: Motor resonance reflects the activation of the motor system during the observation of others’ actions and is considered a physiological marker of the human mirror neuron system (MNS). This study investigated whether the excitatory and inhibitory balance in the primary motor cortex, driven by glutamatergic and GABAergic mechanisms, is linked to the strength of ...
Added: October 2, 2026
Nisskaya A., Беляевская Е. С., Современная зарубежная психология 2026 Т. 3 № 15 С. 89–97
Context. The preschool period is a critical stage for the development of prosocial behavior. Children begin to understand the feelings of others, and the foundations of empathy and mutual assistance are formed. Situation-specific expressions of care can develop into more stable forms when children are embedded in a system of social relationships. However, the specific characteristics ...
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Pavlova A., Тихомирова Т. Н., Исматуллина В. et al., Вестник Санкт-Петербургского университета. Психология 2025 Т. 15 № 4 С. 610–632
Представлены результаты анализа психометрических свойств русскоязычной версии Шкалы личностной тревожности (STAI-T) на масштабной выборке студентов вузов Российской Федерации. Личностная тревожность отражает предрасположенность к чрезмерному проявлению тревоги в отношении широкого круга событий, восприятие их как потенциально опасных, что приводит к трудностям адаптационного характера, в том числе на этапе перехода в систему высшего образования. Уровень проявления тревожности ...
Added: October 2, 2026
Lubashevsky I., Lubashevskiy V., Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 2026 Vol. 498 Article 135441
We develop a novel cloud-function formalism describing the dynamical relationship between sensory-information processing in large-scale brain networks (supraliminal processing) and the content of the mental representation of an observed object. The formalism combines elements of neural field theory for large-scale neural activity with the spatial characteristics of perceived objects and their embedding in the environment ...
Added: October 2, 2026
Kotov A. A., Матушкина В., Котова Т. Н., Современная зарубежная психология 2026 Т. 15 № 2 С. 111–119
Контекст и актуальность. В обзоре рассматривается эффект выученного невнимания (трудности в обраще-нии внимания на информацию, которая ранее была нерелевантной) на примере категориального науче-ния. Цель теоретического обзора: сформулировать основные этапы изучения данного эффекта, обозначитьключевые работы, объясняющие факторы, влияющие на данный эффект (фактор задачи и семантическойнагруженности). Результаты. Приводятся доказательства того, что эффект рассматривается в настоящеевремя в разных ...
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Kotov A. A., Зайцева Е. С., Новые психологические исследования 2026 № 3 С. 35–54
Эффект категориальной различимости выражается во влиянии окружения целевого объекта при его запоминании: эффективность запоминания целевого объекта выше в условии его окружения объектами из той же суперординатной категории, к которой он относится, чем объектами из другой суперординатной категории.
Целью исследования было изучение эффекта категориальной различимости в условиях различной загрузки рабочей памяти – вербальной и визуальной.
Категориальная репрезентация играет ...
Added: October 1, 2026
Латыпов А. Ф., Психология и право 2026 Т. 16(3) № 3 С. 259–272
Abstract Context and relevance. The simultaneous presence of three to five age cohorts within a single organizational space makes intergenerational tension in contemporary organizations increasingly systemic, raising the need for a theoretical understanding of the nature and mechanisms of intergenerational conflicts. Objective. The article aims to provide a theoretical analysis of the phenomenon of intergenerational ...
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Dvoinin A., Развитие личности 2025 № Спецвыпуск С. 17–20
The article outlines A.M. Dvoinin’s personal reminiscences of his teacher, the prominent psychologist Valeria Sergeevna Mukhina ...
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Dvoinina V. K., Dvoinin A., Natural Systems of Mind 2026 Vol. 6 No. 3 P. 18–38
Background and research problem. The prevalence of epistemically unwarranted beliefs makes it critically important to study human cognitive capacities to resist indoctrination by pseudoscientific, conspiracist, and paranormal doctrines. The research problem addressed the question of whether cognitive abilities and rationality protect against susceptibility to epistemically unwarranted beliefs. Objective. To present a theoretical analysis of contemporary ...
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Сапожникова М. А., Новые психологические исследования 2026 № 3 С. 115–134
Russian psychology lacks validated instruments for the comprehensive assessment of commitment in romantic relationships. Existing measures primarily focus on relationship satisfaction while overlooking key determinants of relationship stability, such as accumulated investments and the perceived quality of alternatives, as conceptualized in Caryl Rusbult’s Investment Model.
The objective was to adapt and psychometrically validate the Russian-language version of the ...
Added: September 29, 2026
Akhmedjanova D., М.: Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2026.
Восемнадцатый выпуск серии учебно-методических пособий «Подготовка профессионалов для нового образования» посвящен преподаванию курса по метакогнитивной регуляции обучения на магистерской программе «Педагогическое образование» Института образования НИУ ВШЭ. Пособие систематизирует современные знания о природе, диагностике и развитии саморегуляции в образовании и призвано восполнить дефицит качественных русскоязычных публикаций, интегрирующих достижения отечественной научной школы и передовые международные исследования. Пособие ...
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Karpychev V., Malyutina S., Dragoy O., Brain Structure and Function 2026 Vol. 231 Article 69
Language comprehension and production are predominantly supported by the left-lateralized language-related network (LRN). However, right-hemispheric homologs of the language regions can also contribute to language processing, resulting in reduced left-hemispheric language lateralization. To date, it remains unclear whether less left-hemispheric language lateralization is associated with the recruitment of other non-language networks and their interaction with ...
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Аверьянова Варвара Андреевна, Sherbakova O., Вопросы психолингвистики 2022 Т. 53 № 3 С. 42–61
The article presents the results of the research aimed at building the framework for in-depth analysis of comprehension of implicit meanings in verbal texts. The existing approaches to studying implicit meanings and text comprehension are described, and common features of the cognitive processes underlying text comprehension are highlighted to provide the basis for further research. ...
Added: September 28, 2026
Sherbakova O., Обольская В. А., Вопросы психолингвистики 2023 Т. 55 № 1 С. 112–127
The article describes the second part of the research aimed at developing the framework for studying the comprehension of implicit meanings of verbal texts. The uniqueness of the proposed framework stems from the combination of psychological and linguistic methodologies. We outline the current approaches to the phenomenon of text comprehension along with its classifications available ...
Added: September 28, 2026
Sherbakova O., Обольская В. А., Культурно-историческая психология 2024 Т. 20 № 4 С. 31–39
The article describes an interdisciplinary framework which we have developed to study verbal text comprehension based on a combination of psychological and linguistic approaches. The comprehension phenomenon is considered to be a result of a reversible transformation between verbal symbols and mental images of the to-be-comprehended material, with the obligatory condition of preserving its semantic ...
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Kazantseva A. V., A.V. Toropova, Khusnutdinova E. K. et al., ВАВИЛОВСКИЙ ЖУРНАЛ ГЕНЕТИКИ И СЕЛЕКЦИИ, Федеральный исследовательский центр Институт цитологии и генетики Сибирского отделения Российской академии наук» (ИЦиГ СО РАН) (Новосибирск) 2025 Vol. 30 No. 3 P. 470–481
The development of musical abilities, including absolute pitch, musical memory, rhythm sense, and musicality, at a high degree is determined by a hereditary component (up to 68 %). The studies implementing a genome-wide linkage and association approach to musical aptitude have revealed more than 100 genetic loci. This spectrum is comprised of the genes encoding ...
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Садова А. Р., Соболева О. Б., Ivanova A. et al., Организационная психология 2025 Т. 15 № 4 С. 101–130
Purpose. This study presents the development and validation of the “Organizational PlanningTest” (OPT), designed to assess planning competencies in working professionals (specialists and managers). Methodology. Employing contemporary psychometric approaches (classical test theory and item response theory), the test development followed a rigorous multi-stage procedure: (1) theoretical framework construction, (2) initial item pool generation, (3) think-aloud ...
Added: March 23, 2026
Бритос Л. Э., Akhmedjanova D., Психологическая наука и образование 2026 Т. 31 № 4 С. 208–222
Context and relevance. School failure/success is one of the key issues of state educational policy, significantly affecting both academic and personal development of children. Despite numerous studies devoted to the factors of school failure/success, little is known about how children and their parents perceive this experience and what meaning they attach to it. In this ...
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Polivanova K. N., Психологические исследования: электронный научный журнал 2025 Т. 18 № 100 Статья 3
The article traces the origins and main stages in the development of L.S. Vygotsky’s cultural-historical theory (CHT). It is argued that CHT can be regarded as a metatheory that provides the foundations for constructing specific psychological theories. On the one hand, this perspective relieves such theories from the strict requirement of direct empirical verification; on ...
Added: January 30, 2026
Nadezhda Kerimova, Akimov P., Ntoumanis I. et al., Scientific Reports 2025 Vol. 15 Article 43524
Previous studies have demonstrated that people focus on fewer specific features of natural environments compared to built environments. This may imply that neural activity stronger converge across individuals in green environments than in built environments, where people may focus very differently on diverse and often overloading urban stimulation. We hypothesized that the similarity of mental ...
Added: January 10, 2026
Almakaeva A., Журнал Новой экономической ассоциации 2025 № 3(68) С. 336–343
The paper reviews existing studies on the relationship between education and generalized trust.
Education positively affects trust through the number of ways, including: 1) enhancing cognitive capacities and
reducing the risks of deception; 2) promoting common moral norms and values; 3) reducing intergroup tension
through intergroup contacts. Recent empirical studies demonstrate that these channels are not universal, but
depend ...
Added: November 6, 2025