We can all act on an impulse, with some seemingly doing it more often and others less. Psychologists have been studying impulsivity as a personality trait since the 1930s and have linked impulsivity ...

An examination of nearly 350 published psychological experiments found that nearly half failed to show that they were based on a valid foundation of empirical evidence, suggesting that a wide swath of ...

The modified Brief Pain Inventory proxy-report demonstrates strong validity and reliability for assessing pain interference in cerebral palsy.

A study from the University of Colorado Denver validates a school reform strategy once used in Denver. The strategy involved closing low-performing schools and opening new ones to better serve ...

Investigations of empirical relationships between test scores and criterion measures (e.g., training grades, supervisor ratings, job knowledge test scores) have long been central to the evaluation and ...