Are you good with names? Many of us are willing to admit we’re not. A study in Psychology and Aging found that Americans often overestimate their abilities when it comes to traits like leadership and ...

Each semester, professors perform an unappreciated, if not unnoticed, feat of mental fortitude. Memorizing the names of up to 100 students a semester is no easy task, but for many professors, it’s one ...

Mr. Willingham is a psychologist at the University of Virginia and the author, most recently, of “Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning Is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy.” Picture your preschooler’s ...