Neuroscience
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut:
Children's understanding of transfer of ownership.
Using the implicit association test to change, rather than simply measure, people's attitudes.
Baby-faced politicians deemed to be less competent.
The use of psychiatric and psychological evidence in the assessment of terrorist offenders.
Violations described in easier to read font are judged to be less morally wrong.
Differences in Japanese and American descriptions of happiness. (Hat Tip: Mind Hacks).
A new objective measure of anhedonia (a loss of motivation for reward).
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut (plus some other tit-bits): Did working memory spark creative culture? How thinking of sex vs. love changes our mode of mental processing. Thinking of love boosts our global processing, including...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: How much should recycling signs acknowledge the inconvenience of recycling? Amount of attendance at religious ceremonies, but not regular prayer, is associated with people expressing greater support...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: The simple act of stepping backwards seems to boost people's cognitive control, as measured by the Stroop test. More evidence for the embodiment of cognition. The objectification of women -...
- 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...
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Eye catching studies that didn't make the final cut: The Implicit Association Test, thought to reveal people's true attitudes, can be faked. (See earlier). How winning one prize can be better than winning two. Can trauma lead to compulsive hoarding?...
Neuroscience
Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut:Children's understanding of transfer of ownership.
Using the implicit association test to change, rather than simply measure, people's attitudes.
Baby-faced politicians deemed to be less competent.
The use of psychiatric and psychological evidence in the assessment of terrorist offenders.
Violations described in easier to read font are judged to be less morally wrong.
Differences in Japanese and American descriptions of happiness. (Hat Tip: Mind Hacks).
A new objective measure of anhedonia (a loss of motivation for reward).
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut (plus some other tit-bits): Did working memory spark creative culture? How thinking of sex vs. love changes our mode of mental processing. Thinking of love boosts our global processing, including...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: How much should recycling signs acknowledge the inconvenience of recycling? Amount of attendance at religious ceremonies, but not regular prayer, is associated with people expressing greater support...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: The simple act of stepping backwards seems to boost people's cognitive control, as measured by the Stroop test. More evidence for the embodiment of cognition. The objectification of women -...
- 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...
- Extras
Eye catching studies that didn't make the final cut: The Implicit Association Test, thought to reveal people's true attitudes, can be faked. (See earlier). How winning one prize can be better than winning two. Can trauma lead to compulsive hoarding?...