Recent Publications:

Teaching of Psychology:

Peden, B. F., & Carroll, D. W. (in press). Ways of writing: Linguistic analysis of self-assessment and traditional academic papers. Teaching of Psychology.

Peden, B. F., & Carroll, D. W. (in press). Historical trends in teaching research methods. In M. Garner, C. Wagner, & B. B. Kawulich (Eds.), Issues in teaching research methods in the social sciences. London: Ashgate.

Carroll, D. W., Keniston, A., & Peden, B. F. (2008). Integrating critical thinking with course content. In D. S. Dunn, J. S. Halonen, & R. A. Smith (Eds.), Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology: A Handbook of Best Practices (pp. 101-115). London: Blackwell.

Carroll, D. W. (2008, September 3). A witty guide to writing in psychology [Review of the book Effective writing in psychology: Papers, posters, and presentations.} PsycCRITIQUES--Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 53 (No. 36), Article 8.

Carroll, D. W. (2008). Brief report: A simple stimulus for student writing and learning in the introductory psychology course. North American Journal of Psychology, 10, 159-164.

Carroll, D. W. (2007). Patterns of student writing in a critical thinking course: A quantitative analysis. Assessing Writing: An International Journal, 12, 213-227.

Carroll, D. W. (2007, May). Learning activities in the history of psychology course. Paper presented at the Association for Psychological Science convention, Washington, DC.

Carroll, D. W. (2006). Thinking about historical issues: Debates in the history and systems class. Teaching of Psychology, 33, 131-134.

Carroll, D. W. (2004). Web-based assignments in the psychology of language class. Teaching of Psychology, 31, 204-206.

Language and Cognition

Carroll, D. W. (in press). Psycholinguistics. In D. Matsumoto (Ed.), Cambridge Dictionary of Psychology. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Carroll, D. W. (in press). Working memory. In D. Matsumoto (Ed.), Cambridge Dictionary of Psychology. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Carroll, D. W. (in press). A biological look at language [Review of the book The Boundaries of Babel: The brain and the enigma of impossible languages.] PsycCRITIQUES--Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books.

Carroll, D. W. (2008). Psychology of language (5th ed.) Belmont, CA: Thomson.

Carroll, D. W. (2007, January 24). The science and politics of reading [Review of the book Reading Research at Work: Foundations of Effective Practice] PsycCRITIQUES--Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 52 (No. 4), Article 9.

Carroll, D. W. (2005). Is there really a critical period for second language acquisition? American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East Europeans Newsletter, 48, 20.

Developmental Psychology

Carroll, D. W. (2008). Books written by parents of children with developmental disabilities: A quantitative text analysis. Journal on Developmental Disabilities.

Carroll, D. W. (2008, May 21). Science, religion, and development [Review of the book Authoritative communities: The scientific case for nurturing the whole child.] PsycCRITIQUES--Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 53 (No. 21), Article 1.

Carroll, D. W. (2008, February 6). Expect the unexpected [Review of the book Preemie parents: Recovering from baby's premature birth.] PsycCRITIQUES--Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 53 (No. 6), Article 15.

Carroll, D. W. (2006, September 20). Evidence-based developmental practice [Review of the book Blackwell handbook of early childhood development]. PsycCRITIQUES--Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 51 (No. 8), Article 5.

Carroll, D. W. (2004). Teachers and parents at war: Is there a better way?[Review of the book Working with challenging parents of children with special needs] PsycCRITIQUES--Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 49 (No. 6).