Socioeconomic Status Disparities in Children’s Cognition—Differences in Degree or Kind?
Perspectives on Psychological Science
Published online on February 10, 2026
Abstract
Perspectives on Psychological Science, Volume 21, Issue 3, Page 292-308, May 2026.
The “socioeconomic achievement gap” refers to socioeconomic disparities in children’s academic outcomes. Do these gaps invariably reflect cognitive processes that are similar in kind across the socioeconomic status (SES) spectrum but differ quantitatively ...
The “socioeconomic achievement gap” refers to socioeconomic disparities in children’s academic outcomes. Do these gaps invariably reflect cognitive processes that are similar in kind across the socioeconomic status (SES) spectrum but differ quantitatively ...