Neuroscience
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut:
Cultural differences in athlete attributions for success and failure: The sports pages revisited.
"Jointly, the two studies show an overlap in the content of convicted rapists’ talk and the contents of contemporary lads’ mags ... "
American psych textbooks ignore Russian psychologists.
Becoming an expert in the layout of London's streets (i.e. learning The Knowledge) enlarges the posterior of the hippocampus.
Home teams still enjoy an advantage even when the stadium is empty.
Learning Words through Listening to Hip-Hop.
Are systemizing and autistic traits related to talent and interest in mathematics and engineering? Testing some of the central claims of the empathizing–systemizing theory.
Insights into psychopathy garnered from brain imaging.
"... our results suggest that self-motion perception and numerical cognition can mutually influence each other."
50 years of pupillometry in psychology - the measurement of the diameter of the pupil and factors that influence it.
The joy of seeing your football team win lasts longer than the pain caused by seeing them lose.
Why individuals in larger teams perform worse.
Humble people are more helpful.
Small scale study finds generalised benefit of brain training games for the elderly.
You're more likely to regret making a material purchase (than an experiential purchase), and more likely to regret NOT making an experiential purchase.
People with high status perceive the applause after their performance as louder and more favourable.
EEG of a man's brain whilst he met with imaginary friends.
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Post compiled by Christian Jarrett for the BPS Research Digest.
- Extras
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...
- Want To Predict A Footie Result? Don't Even Think About It
Imagine you've just paid an expert good money for their verdict and they say to you: "Can you hang on a couple of minutes whilst I don't think about this". You'd be forgiven for thinking they've gone silly. They may have. But another possibility...
- The Rule Of Three
Whether it's in the financial markets or on the football pitch, most people believe in runs or streaks of luck. We tend to think that if a stock has risen for several successive days, or if a team has put together a string of wins, then the chances...
- Ouch, That's Expensive!
As well as hurting your wallet, your brain expects an expensive product to cause you pain too. Researchers have found that in terms of brain activity, whether or not we choose to make a purchase is reflected in a trade-off between regions of the brain...
- Need 1 More Credit? Online Psyc Career Course Is Available!
PSYC303 (Professional Development for Psychology Majors)exists to help psychology majors to clarify their interests and their future career goals, to learn about career and graduate school options after psychology at UMD, and to work on advancing their...
Neuroscience
Extras
Cultural differences in athlete attributions for success and failure: The sports pages revisited.
"Jointly, the two studies show an overlap in the content of convicted rapists’ talk and the contents of contemporary lads’ mags ... "
American psych textbooks ignore Russian psychologists.
Becoming an expert in the layout of London's streets (i.e. learning The Knowledge) enlarges the posterior of the hippocampus.
Home teams still enjoy an advantage even when the stadium is empty.
Learning Words through Listening to Hip-Hop.
Are systemizing and autistic traits related to talent and interest in mathematics and engineering? Testing some of the central claims of the empathizing–systemizing theory.
Insights into psychopathy garnered from brain imaging.
"... our results suggest that self-motion perception and numerical cognition can mutually influence each other."
50 years of pupillometry in psychology - the measurement of the diameter of the pupil and factors that influence it.
The joy of seeing your football team win lasts longer than the pain caused by seeing them lose.
Why individuals in larger teams perform worse.
Humble people are more helpful.
Small scale study finds generalised benefit of brain training games for the elderly.
You're more likely to regret making a material purchase (than an experiential purchase), and more likely to regret NOT making an experiential purchase.
People with high status perceive the applause after their performance as louder and more favourable.
EEG of a man's brain whilst he met with imaginary friends.
_________________________________
Post compiled by Christian Jarrett for the BPS Research Digest.
- Extras
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...
- Want To Predict A Footie Result? Don't Even Think About It
Imagine you've just paid an expert good money for their verdict and they say to you: "Can you hang on a couple of minutes whilst I don't think about this". You'd be forgiven for thinking they've gone silly. They may have. But another possibility...
- The Rule Of Three
Whether it's in the financial markets or on the football pitch, most people believe in runs or streaks of luck. We tend to think that if a stock has risen for several successive days, or if a team has put together a string of wins, then the chances...
- Ouch, That's Expensive!
As well as hurting your wallet, your brain expects an expensive product to cause you pain too. Researchers have found that in terms of brain activity, whether or not we choose to make a purchase is reflected in a trade-off between regions of the brain...
- Need 1 More Credit? Online Psyc Career Course Is Available!
PSYC303 (Professional Development for Psychology Majors)exists to help psychology majors to clarify their interests and their future career goals, to learn about career and graduate school options after psychology at UMD, and to work on advancing their...