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Tag Archives: Psychology

Better Widgets with Science!

By CircleReader | June 24th, 2009
WordPress version 2.8 was released earlier this month, and whether the developers actually read them or not, I’m glad that they seem to have implemented my suggestions for a cognitive science-based redesign for WordPress Widgets. In WordPress 2.5 Widgets: Taking the Load Off Your Mind, I argued that what a user sees on the back [...]
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WordPress 2.8 – Better Widgets?

By CircleReader | December 30th, 2008
Widget management is item #1 on the list of priorities for WordPress 2.8 development. I explored the cognitive psychology behind the widget management screen design in an earlier post, WordPress 2.5 Widgets?Taking the Load Off Your Mind. Here are the takeaway design suggestions.
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The Science of Giving Thanks

By CircleReader | November 27th, 2008
In short, acts of gratitude improve your overall well-being. That?s reason enough for me to start being more thankful for what I have.
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Not Quite Lifelong Learning

By CircleReader | August 28th, 2008
"So let me get this straight," I said. "If I were to drop out of school tomorrow and get a job at Burger King, the state would pay for my child care?"
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Teach Them to Read and Let Them Go!

By CircleReader | August 11th, 2008
Having conventional life stages mapped out is comforting--we know what we are supposed do and when; but what if life doesn't always fit in a box? Or what if, as recent developmental research implies, there is no box?
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There’s Something Happening Here…

By CircleReader | August 5th, 2008
Nicholas Carr says, This is your brain online. You've been warned. Now go forth and read.
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Total Recall

By CircleReader | May 3rd, 2008
Wired magazine has published a profile of Piotr Wozniak, developer of Super Memo, who has figured out how to remember everything you’ll ever learn. Ironically enough, the author refers to an article I remember reading when it came out in American Psychologist: “The Spacing Effect: A Case Study in the Failure to Apply the Results [...]
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WordPress 2.5 Widgets: Taking the Load Off Your Mind

By CircleReader | April 24th, 2008
WordPress, the free and open-source software that runs this site, has recently been the victim of a major upgrade. We can draw on educational psychology to help us understand where the redesign fails, and how we might do better.
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