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Eleanor Maccoby, the first woman to serve as chair of the Stanford Department of Psychology, was recognized for her scholarly contributions to gender studies and child and family psychology.
By Kate Chesley
Eleanor Maccoby, the Barbara Kimball Browning Professor of Psychology, Emerita, at Stanford...
Simply learning of a genetic risk can alter a person’s physiology, a recent study found, causing people to perform less well on exercise tests or altering hormones that indicate fullness after a meal.
By Amy Adams
Millions of people in the United States alone have submitted their DNA for analysis...
By Jocelyn Kaiser
Michael Frank discusses how children learn language and shares tips on creating optimal environments to develop speech skills.
Drawing on an extensive body of research, Stanford psychologist Gregory Walton lays out a roadmap to positively influence the way people think about themselves and the world around them. These changes could improve society, too.
By Melissa De Witte
