What Childhood Leaves Behind: Cognitive Ability and Trust in Adulthood

The trajectory of an individual’s social and economic life is often determined by a complex interplay between innate cognitive ability and the environment in which they were raised. New research…

Emergence of the smart intuitor: how cognitive ability shapes adolescent reasoning

The development of human logic has long been viewed as a struggle between impulsive instinct and disciplined reflection. For decades, the prevailing psychological consensus suggested that accurate reasoning required the…