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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.
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.
Кириллова Ю. В., Лебедева Е. И., Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology 2025 Vol. 14 No. 3 P. 8–19
Context and relevance. The study of adaptive functioning in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is criti
cally important for identifying factors that influence their successful long-term adaptation in society. The theoretical
basis of the study encompasses key cognitive constructs, including metacognitive knowledge about one’s own mental
states (theory of mind) and metacognitive control processes (executive functions). Objective. ...
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Лебедева Е. И., Мир психологии. Научно-методический журнал 2026 № 1 (124) С. 182–196
Целью исследования стало изучение возрастных и половых различий
взаимосвязи социометрических индексов принятия сверстниками и воспринимаемой
популярности у детей младшего школьного и младшего подросткового возрастов. Ре
зультаты показали, что популярность в группе сверстников у младших школьников и
младших подростков определяется как принятием, так и частотой проявления агрес
сивного поведения, в то время как важными факторами принятия становятся частота
проявления просоциального поведения и ...
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Салихова А. А., Polikanova I., Вестник Московского университета. Серия 14: Психология 2026 Т. 49 № 3 С. 9–34
Background. An adaptive attitude toward uncertainty may facilitate goals achievement, however, there is a lack of scientific research on this issue among extreme sport athletes. Sports tourism (ST) is a promising area for investigation of the psychological mechanisms underlying adaptation to extreme stressful environments. Objective. The goal is to establish the connection between tolerance for uncertainty, route experience, autonomy skills, and ...
Added: September 18, 2026
Сизикова Т. Э., Леонов С. В., Polikanova I., Сибирский психологический журнал 2026 № 101 С. 127–145
This work aims to investigate the impact of a transformational psychological game on changes in psychological parameters of coping behavior and to identify electrophysiological correlates, taking into account the age characteristics of the subjects. The intervention was carried out using the transformational psychological game "Shambhala – 5" (by T.E. Sizikova). The article analyzes psychologist views on transformation, ...
Added: September 18, 2026
Agadzhanyan A., Отечественная и зарубежная педагогика 2026 Т. 1 № 4 (117) С. 96–110
In the context of the implementation of the Federal State Educational Standard and the challenges of the digital environment, which weaken the influence of traditional institutions of socialization, purposeful education and achievement of personal results of students becomes a priority task of the school. A class with a unique educational potential can be considered as ...
Added: September 18, 2026
Monahhova E., Morozova A., Gorodnicheva Y. et al., Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2026 No. 20 Article 1867901
Inroduction:
Source credibility is fundamental to how medical information is processed,yet the underlying neurocognitive mechanisms remain poorly understood. We investigated how two credibility cues — a doctor’s expertise (years of work experience) and aggregate patient ratings (star ratings) — modulate brain responses to veracity cues (‘True’ vs. ‘False’) presented after health- related headlines.
Methods:
We recorded EEG from ...
Added: September 18, 2026
Ravedovskaya U., Didenko A., Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes 2025 Vol. 13 No. 3 P. 529–538
Emergence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is revolutionizing teaching and evaluation in higher education. Early adopters have already demonstrated how large language model (LLM) conversational agents can serve as on-demand tutors, yet empirical evidence regarding their effectiveness in facilitating conceptual learning in non-computational domains is scant. Based on constructivist learning theory, this paper presents a ...
Added: September 18, 2026
Шиповалова Л. В., Социология власти 2026 Vol. 38 No. 1 P. 224–243
This article examines the integration of large language model based chatbots into educational practices in Russian higher education through the lens of critical theory and curriculum ideologies. Drawing on Ivan Illich’s concept of convivial tools and Jürgen Habermas’s distinction between instrumental and communicative rationality, the authors conceptualize large language models as technologies capable of operating ...
Added: September 18, 2026
Papageorgiou K., Лиханов М. В., Li J. et al., Personality and Individual Differences 2026 Vol. Volume 263 Article 114019
Multivariate approaches are needed to gain a better understanding of the positive and negative impacts of Dark Triad traits within personality networks under different socio-cultural and personal conditions. In three independent studies in two countries (total N of participants = 4700), we applied network analyses and structural equation modeling to investigate the network of personality (Dark Triad ...
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Tatarko A., Организационная психология 2026 Т. 16 № 2 С. 9–44
Цель. Цель статьи состояла в разработке новой концептуальной модели метамотивационных оснований существования социальных групп, которая позволила бы
объяснить их устойчивость, целенаправленное функционирование и формирование коллективной идентичности. Автор стремился выявить и систематизировать ключевые элементы,
придающие смысл и стратегическое направление групповому существованию. Подход. Работа
основана на синтезе концепций мотивации А. Маслоу, культурно-исторического подхода (Л.
С. Выготский, А. Н. Леонтьев), теории ценностей ...
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Anton Rogachev, Logvinenko T., Rebreikina A. et al., Cognitive Science 2026 Vol. 50 No. 9 Article 70263
In a recent Letter to the Editor in Cognitive Science, Németh et al. (2026) published a critical commentary in response to our experimental article on the study of visual statistical learning (visual SL) in children aged 3–9 years. The authors present three critical points regarding (1) the inaccurate interpretation of the results of their article, (2) ...
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Anton Rogachev, Sysoeva O., Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience 2025 Vol. 19 Article 1658243
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Anton Rogachev, Logvinenko T., Rebreikina A. et al., Cognitive Science 2025 Vol. 49 No. 10 Article e70130
Visual statistical learning (visual SL) is the ability to implicitly extract statistical patterns from visual stimuli. Visual SL could be assessed using online measures, evaluating reaction times (RTs) to stimuli during task performance, and offline measures, which assess recognition of the presented patterns. We examined 96 children aged 3−9 years using a visual SL task ...
Added: September 17, 2026
Rogachev A.O., Sysoeva O. V., Cognitive Systems Research 2024 Vol. 86 Article 101236
Receptive speech is the ability to understand speech addressed to a person. It is a crucial process for a child’s cognitive development. We examine the relationship between receptive speech and neural tracking of natural speech in 52 children aged 3–8 years to infer the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying speech development. We registered a 32-channel electroencephalogram (EEG) ...
Added: September 17, 2026
Blinova E., Sherbakova O., Learning and Instruction 2026 Vol. 106 Article 102432
Abstract
Background
Knowledge abstractness is one of the factors affecting learning outcomes, particularly in learning from multimedia texts. However, most previous studies on multimedia learning have focused on manipulating pictorial abstractness, while the role of text topic abstractness remains largely unexplored.
Aims
1. Examine how topic abstractness influences multimedia learning outcomes when pictorial abstractness remains constant. 2. Investigate how ...
Added: September 16, 2026
Koriakina M., Ntoumanis I., Blagoveshchensky E. et al., Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2026 Vol. 20 Article 1754368
Introduction:
Understanding how we perceive and interpret the movements of other living beings is fundamental to social interaction, survival, and navigating our dynamic environment. Traditional studies of biological motion perception have predominantly employed simplified stimuli, such as point-light displays, which sacrifice ecological validity for experimental control.
Methods:
To overcome this limitation, we created a novel stimulus set featuring ...
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Poddiakov A., / Series Social Science Research Network "Social Science Research Network". 2026. No. 7437658.
Clarity of knowledge and reasoning is necessary in many cases. Yet vagueness in scientific thinking related to surprise, curiosity, "ability to engage with not-knowing" (de Freitas) and abductive reasoning is also a crucially important source of scientific creativity which supplements combinatorial logic when dealing with the already known. Starting from studies by C. S. Peirce ...
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Gaete Sepulveda M. A., Dymarskaya O. Y., Sosa Gómez G., Mexico: Centros Culturales de México, 2026.
Universities are called to respond to social fragility, the environmental crisis, technological transformation, artificial
intelligence, and the loss of trust in institutions. This book argues that higher education cannot be limited to teaching,
research, or technology transfer. Its deepest purpose is to contribute to the holistic human development of individuals,
communities, and territories.
By articulating the third mission, service-learning, and the Fifth ...
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Asia and Africa today 2026 Vol. 6 P. 80–86
This theoretical article examines the persistent problem of the “leaky pipeline” for women in
Nigerian higher education, where increased representation in male-dominated STEM fields is undermined
by enduring stereotypes and socio-cultural barriers. By employing a critical theoretical analysis and
interpretive synthesis, it aims to demonstrate how the concept of reflexive modernization explains why
stereotype threats ...
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Adeola Oluwatobi Oyewole, 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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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