Neuroscience
10 Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut:
A case of maths synaesthesia (seeing formulas as geometric shapes).
In a new survey, females spent more time on Facebook, had more FB friends, and were more likely than men to use their profile pics for impression management.
It backfires when students sacrifice sleep time for extra study.
Another form of the Macbeth effect - students unfamiliar with video games were more attracted to hygiene products after playing a violent game.
Signing at the start of a form, rather than at the end, boosts people's honesty.
Gossiping in the office catalyses friendships, but don't over do it.
A possible explanation for why we enjoy watching sad films?
Taller football referees were better able to keep control of the game.
There are fewer gender differences in mate preferences in countries where there is greater gender equality.
Is pretend play really as important for children's development as everyone usually claims?
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Post compiled by Christian Jarrett for the BPS Research Digest.
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: People like their bosses to have high emotional intelligence, even more than high IQ. Also: "participants favoured young, male bosses and old, female bosses over old, male bosses and young, female...
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: A new look at why women opt out of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics careers. What explains the appeal of Oscar-nominated movies? 'Younger opposite-gender leading stars, older...
- Three-year-olds Keep Fictional Game Worlds Separate
The Alien vs. Predator series of films provide a rare exception to the usual rule that fictional worlds are separate, with pretend entities in one not existing in any other. In 2006, Deena Skolnick and Paul Bloom showed that young children aged between...
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Children's understanding of common psychological problems. Exposure to violent games and films makes us less likely to help others. Stalkers of royalty. Does the stereotype of single people...
- It Matters How Much Blood Video Games Have In Them
Hype surrounding the global release of the gangster-themed video game Grand Theft Auto IV has renewed the long-standing debate over whether violent games make players more aggressive. Now Christopher Barlett and colleagues have provided a fresh angle...
Neuroscience
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A case of maths synaesthesia (seeing formulas as geometric shapes).
In a new survey, females spent more time on Facebook, had more FB friends, and were more likely than men to use their profile pics for impression management.
It backfires when students sacrifice sleep time for extra study.
Another form of the Macbeth effect - students unfamiliar with video games were more attracted to hygiene products after playing a violent game.
Signing at the start of a form, rather than at the end, boosts people's honesty.
Gossiping in the office catalyses friendships, but don't over do it.
A possible explanation for why we enjoy watching sad films?
Taller football referees were better able to keep control of the game.
There are fewer gender differences in mate preferences in countries where there is greater gender equality.
Is pretend play really as important for children's development as everyone usually claims?
_________________________________
Post compiled by Christian Jarrett for the BPS Research Digest.
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: People like their bosses to have high emotional intelligence, even more than high IQ. Also: "participants favoured young, male bosses and old, female bosses over old, male bosses and young, female...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: A new look at why women opt out of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics careers. What explains the appeal of Oscar-nominated movies? 'Younger opposite-gender leading stars, older...
- Three-year-olds Keep Fictional Game Worlds Separate
The Alien vs. Predator series of films provide a rare exception to the usual rule that fictional worlds are separate, with pretend entities in one not existing in any other. In 2006, Deena Skolnick and Paul Bloom showed that young children aged between...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Children's understanding of common psychological problems. Exposure to violent games and films makes us less likely to help others. Stalkers of royalty. Does the stereotype of single people...
- It Matters How Much Blood Video Games Have In Them
Hype surrounding the global release of the gangster-themed video game Grand Theft Auto IV has renewed the long-standing debate over whether violent games make players more aggressive. Now Christopher Barlett and colleagues have provided a fresh angle...