Anne M. Cleary Ph.D.

Embrace 'Sneaky Learning' This Exam Season

These simple learning strategies can go a long way in saving you time and effort.

These simple learning strategies can go a long way in saving you time and effort.

How Does It Feel When a Word Is on the Tip of the Tongue?

How does it feel when a word is on the tip of your tongue? "Frustrating" is the common answer, but new research suggests that may be wrong.

How does it feel when a word is on the tip of your tongue? "Frustrating" is the common answer, but new research suggests that may be wrong.

Learning Is Not Intuitive: What This Means for How We Learn

Don't trust your instincts when it comes to learning. Trust this instead.

Don't trust your instincts when it comes to learning. Trust this instead.

Why Sleep Can Facilitate Human Innovation

Have you ever felt that insight came to you in a dream? From where do innovative ideas come? New research helps explain why the old adage "sleep on it" may be true.

Have you ever felt that insight came to you in a dream? From where do innovative ideas come? New research helps explain why the old adage "sleep on it" may be true.

Déjà Vu Linked to Feelings of Prediction

Have you ever had deja vu? Did you have the strange feeling that you knew what was coming next? New research suggests this may be a common experience.

Have you ever had deja vu? Did you have the strange feeling that you knew what was coming next? New research suggests this may be a common experience.

How a Word on the Tip of Your Tongue Can Cloud Your Judgment

Do you ever feel as if a word is on the tip of your tongue, just out of reach of access? It turns out that such tip-of-the-tongue experiences can lead to bias in decision-making.

Do you ever feel as if a word is on the tip of your tongue, just out of reach of access? It turns out that such tip-of-the-tongue experiences can lead to bias in decision-making.