Neuroscience
Eye-catching psychology studies that didn't make the final cut:
What can we learn about emotion by studying psychopathy? [open access]
Why do people attend science festivals?
A tread-mill study of high-heel expertise: "high-heel experts adapted walking regularity more flexibly to shoe type and cognitive load than novices". [open access]
"Ten undergraduate students from psychology classes were interviewed regarding their beliefs about the meaning of life"
"marriages that began on-line .... were slightly less likely to result in a marital break-up (separation or divorce) and were associated with slightly higher marital satisfaction"
Patients' preferences for how psychiatrists should introduce themselves at the first consultation.
People able to perform basic mathematical calculations are less likely to default on their sub-prime mortgages.
"individuals can perceive suicidality from facial appearance with accuracy that is significantly greater than chance guessing"(experienced mental health professionals performed no better than lay people).
"participants held more positive attitudes toward [faking online psychological tests] than faking offline, greater perceived behavioral control over cyberfaking than offline faking, and more favorable subjective norms toward cyberfaking compared to offline faking."
"cognitive differences between countries are getting smaller on a worldwide scale"
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Post compiled by Christian Jarrett (@psych_writer) for the BPS Research Digest.
- Hiding Negative Emotions May Take More Of A Toll On Your Relationship Than Faking Positive Ones, Especially If You're Extravert
Handling your emotions in a close relationship is often a balancing act. You want to be true to yourself and open with your partner, but there are also times when it seems necessary to exert some emotional control – to hide your frustration, for example,...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Danish study: 95-year-olds tested in 2010 had better cognitive functioning than 93-yr-olds tested a decade earlier. Control groups in psychology don't take full account of the placebo effect....
- The Special Issue Spotter
We trawl the world's journals so you don't have to: High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Schools (Psychology in The Schools). The Potential Contribution of Computational Modeling to the Study of Cognitive Development: When, and for...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Thermal imaging as a lie detection tool at airports. 'In comparison to their younger counterparts, older adults generally reported and expressed greater sympathy while observing the target persons'...
- Extras
Other interesting papers that didn't make the final cut this fortnight: Adults with autistic spectrum disorder have reduced grey matter in the area of the brain thought to contain mirror neurons - brain cells that are active both when someone performs...
Neuroscience
Extras
What can we learn about emotion by studying psychopathy? [open access]
Why do people attend science festivals?
A tread-mill study of high-heel expertise: "high-heel experts adapted walking regularity more flexibly to shoe type and cognitive load than novices". [open access]
"Ten undergraduate students from psychology classes were interviewed regarding their beliefs about the meaning of life"
"marriages that began on-line .... were slightly less likely to result in a marital break-up (separation or divorce) and were associated with slightly higher marital satisfaction"
Patients' preferences for how psychiatrists should introduce themselves at the first consultation.
People able to perform basic mathematical calculations are less likely to default on their sub-prime mortgages.
"individuals can perceive suicidality from facial appearance with accuracy that is significantly greater than chance guessing"(experienced mental health professionals performed no better than lay people).
"participants held more positive attitudes toward [faking online psychological tests] than faking offline, greater perceived behavioral control over cyberfaking than offline faking, and more favorable subjective norms toward cyberfaking compared to offline faking."
"cognitive differences between countries are getting smaller on a worldwide scale"
_________________________________
Post compiled by Christian Jarrett (@psych_writer) for the BPS Research Digest.
- Hiding Negative Emotions May Take More Of A Toll On Your Relationship Than Faking Positive Ones, Especially If You're Extravert
Handling your emotions in a close relationship is often a balancing act. You want to be true to yourself and open with your partner, but there are also times when it seems necessary to exert some emotional control – to hide your frustration, for example,...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Danish study: 95-year-olds tested in 2010 had better cognitive functioning than 93-yr-olds tested a decade earlier. Control groups in psychology don't take full account of the placebo effect....
- The Special Issue Spotter
We trawl the world's journals so you don't have to: High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Schools (Psychology in The Schools). The Potential Contribution of Computational Modeling to the Study of Cognitive Development: When, and for...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Thermal imaging as a lie detection tool at airports. 'In comparison to their younger counterparts, older adults generally reported and expressed greater sympathy while observing the target persons'...
- Extras
Other interesting papers that didn't make the final cut this fortnight: Adults with autistic spectrum disorder have reduced grey matter in the area of the brain thought to contain mirror neurons - brain cells that are active both when someone performs...